In 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs), Dr. Alex Otti, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for governor in Abia State, continues to have a sizable lead in the March 18 governorship election.
Otti is in the lead according to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) preliminary findings.
Otti received 66,024 votes in total to maintain his lead, according to the figures given by the various Local Government Collation Officers on Sunday at the State Collation Centre at INEC’s headquarters in Umuahia.
A total of 52,849 votes were cast for his nearest opponent, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the governing Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP.
At the time this report was filed, there were still seven LGAs for which results were not yet available.
The current results are shown below:
Umunneochi
LP – 5,940
PDP – 3,198
APGA – 581
APC – 2,034
Ukwa East
LP – 2,273
PDP – 2,329
APGA – 646
APC – 560
Ukwa West
LP – 2,883
PDP – 4,622
APGA – 830
APC – 1,209
Arochukwu
LP – 12,689
PDP – 1,286
APGA – 460
APC – 1,082
Ugwunagbo
LP – 2,159
PDP – 2,539
APGA – 398
APC – 398
Isuikwuato
LP – 8,228
PDP – 2,204
APGA – 3,662
APC – 872
Isiala Ngwa North
LP – 7,323
PDP – 21,741
APGA – 225
APC – 839
Ikwuano
LP – 7,054
PDP – 2,427
APGA – 499
APC – 1,098
Bende LGA
LP – 9,886
PDP – 3,410
APGA – 947
APC – 2,143
Isiala Ngwa South
LP – 7,589
PDP – 9,093
APGA – 366
APC – 1,580
