Abia South: INEC Reverses Self, Declares Abaribe Winner, Ikpeazu Distant Third

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, winner of Saturday, February 25 Senatorial elections in Abia South with the outgoing governor, Dr Okeize Ikpeazu coming a distant third after the Labour Party candidate.

The Returning Officer for Abia South National Assembly elections, Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi, announced this before party agents at the collation centre in Aba.

Ugwuanyi said that she had to return to declare results for the election because she was asked by INEC office in Abuja to announce winners in the election.

Earlier, Ugwuanyi had told party agents that a substantial number of polling units totalling about 108 had irregularities requiring a reschedule of the Abia South election.

She said that Abaribe, who is the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, got the highest number in the election having scored 49, 903 votes.

She further announced that LP’s Chinedu Onyeizu scored 43,903, while Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu scored 28,422 votes and declared Abaribe winner of the senatorial election.

The returning officer also announced the results of the Aba South and North Federal Constituency results, where the LP’s Emeka Nnamani polled 35,502 to clinch the seat.

She said that Alex Ikwecheghi of APGA polled 22,465 votes, while the incumbent Representative, Chimaobi Ebisike of the PDP scored 13,388 votes.

Ugwuanyi, therefore, declared Nnamani winner of the House of Representatives election. (NAN)

GWG.ng reports that the victory of Senator Abaribe in Abia South brings to an interlude the battle of wits between him and Governor Ikpeazu with the senator leaving the PDP to use the platform of APGA to stop the governor’s senate bid.

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