The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate for the 2023 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has cleared all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) so far collated and declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State.
The electoral officers for various LGAs disclosed this at the presidential collation centre currently ongoing at the INEC headquarters in Awka, the State capital under the supervision of State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Professor Nnenna Oti.
Anambra State has 21 LGAs, but results so far collated include Ayamelum, Dunukofia, Njikoka, Ekwusigo, Anaocha, Awka South, Awka North, Anambra West, Aguata, Nnewi South, Oyi, Anambra East and Onitsha South. Others were Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba North, Orumba South, Ihiala, Aguata and Nnewi North.
According to the results, Obi won in Aguata LGA, where governor Chukwuma Soludo hails from, and Idemili North where the Director General of Atiku Abubakar campaign organisation in Anambra State, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, and Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige come from.
For Aguata, Obi gathered 37,478 votes to defeat the presidential candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Peter Umeadi, that scored only 712 votes.
The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, came distant third in the LGA with 522 votes, while Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress (APC) secured 301.
The state INEC collation officer for Presidential poll, Professor Oti, while suspending the collation at 9.01pm, hinted that Ogbaru LGA was remaining and would be announced on Tuesday as the LG returning and collation officers were yet to arrive with the materials.
The 20 announced results were:
1) NJIKOKA
APC: 224
APGA: 507
LP: 31,368
PDP: 479
2) EKWUSIGO LGA
APC: 159
APGA: 162
LP: 21,498
PDP: 362
3) ANAOCHA
APC: 178
APGA: 468
LP: 33,695
PDP: 584
4) AWKA SOUTH
APC 305
APGA 1118
LP 56,498
PDP 963
5) ANAMBRA WEST
APC 360
APGA 357
LP 12,400
PDP 226
6) AWKA NORTH
APC 118
APGA 526
LP 15,561
PDP 454
7) AGUATA
APC 301
APGA 712
LP 37,478
PDP 522
8) ONITSHA SOUTH
APC 187
APGA 119
LP 38,403
PDP 287
9) ANAMBRA EAST
APC 433
APGA 489
LP 20,755
PDP 350
10) NNEWI SOUTH
APC 201
APGA 145
LP 16,767
PDP 201
11) OYI LGA
APC 312
APGA 551
LP 25,950
PDP 1142
- DUNUKOFIA LGA
LP- 18715
APC- 222
PDP- 428
APGA – 290 - AYAMELUM LGA
LP – 17032
APC- 145
PDP- 405
APGA – 245 - Orumba South LGA
APC 92
PDP 253
APGA 147
LP 19482 - Ihiala
APC 27
APGA 57
PDP 33
LP 11571 - Onitsha North
APC 211
APGA 167
LP 49334
PDP 510 - Orumba North
APC 114
LP 21842
PDP 226
NNPP 117
APGA 186 - Idemili South
APC 587
APGA 459
PDP 304
LP 25994
NNPP 128. - Nnewi North
APC 206
APGA 119
PDP 243
LP 38184
NNPP 71 - Idemili North
APC 633
APGA 297
LP 43835
PDP 623
NNPP 195 - Ogbaru LGA
Remaining and will be continued tomorrow
