Obi takes strong lead in Ebonyi, clears 7 LGAs

The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has defeated the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in seven out of the 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State.

Obi is leading by a wide margin in the results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as at Sunday evening.

The INEC state collation officer in Ebonyi State, Prof. Charles Igwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), declared the results as follows:

Ishielu LGA

LP – 16,186

APC – 1261

PDP – 574

NNPP – 111

Total vote cast – 19,078

Total valid vote – 18,468

Rejected votes – 610

Afikpo North LGA

LP – 25,480

APC – 1,405

NNPP – 149

PDP – 1,155

Total vote cast – 29,559

Total valid vote – 28,737

Rejected votes – 822

Afikpo South LGA

LP – 10,895

APC – 2,405

PDP – 1,215

NNPP – 58 votes

Total vote cast – 15,134

Total valid vote – 14,734

Rejected votes – 400

Ebonyi LGA

LP – 27,551

APC – 2,677

NNPP – 114

Total vote cast – 32,398

Total valid votes – 31,557

Rejected votes – 841

Ikwo LGA

LP – 20,734

APC- 12,621

PDP – 1,939

NNPP – 251

Total vote – 35,835

Total valid votes – 34,713

Rejected votes – 1119

Izzi LGA

LP -28,931

APC- 11,779

PDP – 789

NNPP – 86

Total votes – 43,324

Total valid vote – 42,083

Rejected votes – 1241

Ezza North LGA

LP – 17,959

APC – 875

NNPP – 146

PDP – 392

Total vote cast – 21,924

Total valid votes – 21,127

Rejected votes – 797