Alex Otti is in the lead after results from 10 LGAs in Abia

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