The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won by a landslide in Akwa Ibom in the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted nationwide last Saturday.
Out of the thirty local governments that results were announced, the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar won in twenty-eight local governments with a total votes of 397,830.
However, President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC polled a total of 170,220 and won in only two local government areas, which are Mbo and Essien Udim.
Elections were cancelled in Udung Uko due to violence and attack of electoral officials by hoodlums in the area.
Collation Officer for the Presidential election in the state and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin Prof Osasere Orumense commended the efforts of the Electoral Officers and urged them to ensure a smooth conduct of election in areas where elections were not held.
He expressed sadness over the conduct of some politicians in the area and called for restraint from them in future elections.
Elections were cancelled in most wards in Essien Udim where Akpabio hails from after INEC officials alleged massive electoral irregularities in most of the polling units in the area, including votes cast being more than number of registered voters in most places.
The PDP has also won all the 10 House of Representatives seats and also in two of the three senatorial seats where results were declared.
There is still confusion over the result of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District where the PDP has alleged that Senator Akpabio is trying to manipulate result in his Essien Udim LGA after initial result according to the party indicated he has lost to the PDP candidate, former State Deputy Governor Chris Ekpeyong.
But the state INEC REC Barr Mike Igini who had admitted problems in the electoral process in the area explained that such problems would be rectified while the Senatorial election result would be announced in the Senatorial District headquarters at Ikot Ekpene after collation.
LGA summary of 2019 Presidential result as announced by INEC in Akwa Ibom:
LGA – Mbo APC – 5299 PDP – 4750
LGA – Ibeno APC – 1011 PDP – 6373
LGA – Urueoffong Oruko APC – 6111 PDP – 7431
LGA – Nsit Atai APC – 6539 PDP – 11698
LGA – Obot Akara APC – 6174 PDP – 12250
LGA – Mkpat Enin APC – 3191 PDP – 13646
LGA – ONNA APC – 1850 PDP – 21790
LGA – Ikot Abasi APC – 5710 PDP – 8353
LGA – Eastern Obolo APC – 1406 PDP – 8890
LGA – Ikono APC – 3166 PDP – 8100
LGA – Ini APC – 5646 PDP – 13344
LGA – Uruan APC – 5437 PDP – 10624
LGA – Esit Eket APC – 4105 PDP – 11148
LGA – Nsit Ubium APC – 5840 PDP – 11575
LGA – Etinan APC – 5223 PDP – 218452
LGA – Ika APC – 3352 PDP – 10493
LGA – Nsit Ibom APC – 5776 PDP – 12201
LGA – Oruk Anam APC – 9796 PDP – 25587
LGA- Etim Ekpo APC- 1892 PDP- 8228
LGA- Ukanafun APC- 11378 PDP- 27830
LGA- Oron APC- 3985 PDP- 5196
LGA- Ikot Ekpene APC- 10343 PDP- 12461
LGA- Ibesikpo Asutan APC- 6635 PDP- 12682
LGA- Uyo APC- 12313 PDP- 21515
LGA- Itu APC- 5682 PDP- 10431
LGA- Ibiono Ibom APC- 10979 PDP- 32813
LGA- Eket APC- 4102 PDP- 20451
LGA- Okobo APC- 6748 PDP- 11447
LGA- Abak APC- 7974 PDP- 12093
LGA- Essien Udim APC- 7766 PDP- 5987
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