Anambra Decides: Obiano Wins 11 Local Govts

The incumbent Governor of Anambra State and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Willie Obiano, has taken an early lead in the Anambra governorship elections.

Gov. Obiano won all the eleven local government areas that have been announced by the electoral commission, INEC.

The INEC Returning Officer from each of the 11 local governments took turns to announce the results on Sunday morning.

Mr. Obiano won the 11 LGAs with a total number of 122,688 votes. The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Tony Nwoye is far behind in second position with 55,961. The PDP candidate Oseloka Obaze, is currently third with 40,767 votes while Osita Chidoka of the UPP comes a distant fourth with about 2, 746 votes.

Though the election was held in the 532 polling centres in the 21 local governments of the state, there have been recorded incidents, over voting, snatching of ballot boxes which led to cancellation of elections in few areas.

There were 2.16 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards for the election which had a record 37 contestants.

To add, Obiano had earlier said confidently yesterday at his polling booth that he would win by “landslide”.

The collation centre is currently on break and will return shortly to announce the results from the remaining 10 local governments.