The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Akwa Ibom state, has declared Mr. Udom Emmanuel, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the governorship election held on Saturday March 10, 2019 in the country.
Emmanuel won in 30 out of 31 local government areas of the state to return to Hilltop Mansion, Uyo for a second term in office.
He scored a total of 519,712 votes to emerge winner, while Obong Nsima Ekere, his closest Challenger, of the APC polled a total of 171,978 votes.
Declaring Emmanuel winner of the governorship election in Akwa Ibom state, Professor Faraday Osarere Orumwense, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, said, “I hereby certify that I was the returning officer of the Akwa Ibom state governorship election held on March 10, 2019.
“Udom Emmanuel of the PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, I hereby declare Udom Emmanuel the winner and returned elected.”
A total of 50 political parties agents signed the result, except the APC agent, Archbishop Samuel Akpan who walked out on the ground that his party mandated him not to accept the outcome of the result.
