Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has won the Saturday\u2019s Presidential election in Delta State after winning in 18 out of the 25 local government areas of the State. <\/p>\n
His closest rival and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, won in seven Local Government Areas. <\/p>\n
Mr Peter Obi took Ika South, Aniocha North, Ethiope West, Oshimili North, Ndokwa West, Ukwuani, Aniocha South, Ethiope East, Sapele, Ndokwa East, Oshimili South, Isoko South, Isoko North, Warri South, Okpe, Udu, Aniocha North, Uvwie and Ughelli North, Local Government Areas with 341,866 votes as announced by the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill.<\/p>\n
Atiku won in Ika North-East, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North, Burutu. Ughelli South and Warri South-West Local Government Area of the State with 161,600 votes to come second.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Delta state, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, said elections were held in the 5,863 polling units across the state.<\/p>\n
Saying that the Commission \u201cmust look at the lessons learnt in this election and be better prepared for the next election of March 11\u201d, he thanked security agents and the media for their supportive roles.<\/p>\n
Announcing the results in Asaba, the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill, said elections held in the 25 local government areas of the State, adding that Labour Party\u2019s Peter Obi won in 18 Local Government Areas with 341,866 votes.
\nGeorgewill said the PDP won in the remaining seven Local Government Areas with a total votes of 161,600, saying that the APC scored 90,183.
\nMeanwhile, the Returning Officer in Isoko South Local Government Area, Dr Jerry Osubor, said election was not held in Enwhe ward, following reported attack on INEC officials while they were on their way to conduct elections.
\nSimilarly, returning officer in Warri South-West, Mr Sambo Anderson, said election in two wards of the local government area were cancelled due to bypass of the BVAs.<\/p>\n
Breakdown of the Presidential Results:<\/p>\n
Ika South
\nAPC \u2013 3290
\nLP \u2013 17868
\nPDP \u2013 7485<\/p>\n
Aniocha North
\nAPC \u2013 1146
\nLP \u2013 11678
\nPDP \u2013 3783<\/p>\n
Ethiope West
\nAPC \u2013 3850
\nLP \u2013 10199
\nPDP \u2013 5463<\/p>\n
Oshimili North
\nAPC \u2013 1688
\nLP \u2013 14929
\nPDP \u2013 4796<\/p>\n
Ika North-East
\nAPC \u2013 1902
\nLP \u2013 8980
\nPDP \u2013 16696<\/p>\n
Bomadi
\nAPC \u2013 2,421
\nLP \u2013 3,134
\nPDP \u2013 4,429<\/p>\n
Ndokwa West
\nAPC \u2013 3,840
\nLP \u2013 12,889
\nPDP- 8,760<\/p>\n
Warri North
\nAPC \u2013 1,379
\nLP \u2013 2,417
\nPDP \u2013 3,411<\/p>\n
Aniocha South
\nAPC \u2013 1,686
\nLP \u2013 14,208
\nPDP \u2013 4,672<\/p>\n
Ethiope East
\nAPC \u2013 6,314
\nLP \u2013 10,808
\nPDP \u2013 7,854<\/p>\n
Ukwuani
\nAPC \u2013 2,946
\nLP \u2013 11,239
\nPDP \u2013 6013<\/p>\n
Ndokwa East
\nAPC \u2013 3,752
\nLP \u2013 7,756
\nPDP \u2013 5,996<\/p>\n
Patani
\nAPC \u2013 2,270
\nLP \u2013 2,700
\nPDP \u2013 3,346<\/p>\n
Burutu
\nAPC \u2013 4,605
\nLP \u2013 5,745
\nPDP \u2013 7,147<\/p>\n
Sapele
\nAPC \u2013 4,099
\nLP \u2013 17,408
\nPDP \u2013 6,168<\/p>\n
Oshimili South
\nAPC \u2013 894
\nLP \u2013 40,085
\nPDP \u2013 2,790<\/p>\n
OKPE LGA<\/p>\n
APC \u2013 4,773
\nLP \u2013 10,754
\nNNPP \u2013 41
\nPDP \u2013 8,326<\/p>\n
UVWIE LGA
\nAPC \u2013 3,033
\nLP \u2013 36,302
\nNNPP \u2013 229
\nPDP \u2013 3,375<\/p>\n
UGHELLI NORTH LGA<\/p>\n
APC \u2013 11,196
\nLP \u2013 22,589
\nNNPP \u2013 198
\nPDP \u2013 9,241<\/p>\n
UGHELLI SOUTH LGA<\/p>\n
APC \u2013 8,877
\nLP \u2013 9,790
\nNNPP \u2013 93
\nPDP \u2013 10,244<\/p>\n
Warri South
\nLabour Party 13289
\nPDP 7653
\nAPC 1234<\/p>\n
UDU LGA<\/p>\n
APC \u2013 4,937
\nLP \u2013 18,579
\nNNPP \u2013 120
\nPDP \u2013 4,836<\/p>\n
Isoko South<\/p>\n
APC 4,451
\nLP 18,166
\nPDP 7,039<\/p>\n
Warri South-West<\/p>\n
APC 2,857
\nLP 2,591
\nPDP 3,183<\/p>\n
Isoko North
\nLabour Party 17765.
\nPDP 8254
\nAPC 2734<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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