Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, has won 28 of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom state.
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in two local government areas namely Mbo and Essien Udim, where Senator Godswill Akpabio hails from.
Elections in Udung Uko were cancelled due to alleged violence and irregularities arising from snatching of ballot boxes, result sheets and smart card readers.
However, a strong indication emerged Monday night that Senator Godswill Akpabio may lose his re-election bid to the senate to the PDP candidate, Engr. Chris Ekpenyong of the PDP.
Results from 8 out of the 10 local government areas that make up Ikot Ekpene senatorial district favoured the PDP senatorial candidate.
In addition, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan of PDP won in Akwa Ibom North East while Dr. Akon Eyakenyi of PDP floored incumbent Senator Nelson Effiong of APC in Akwa Ibom South.
Akpabio won in Ikot Ekpene with a slight margin.
The INEC finally rejected the result from Essien Udim, Akpabio’s local government area after it confirmed through the card reader that votes earlier allocated to Senator Akpabio were more than the total number of accredited voters in the area.
Speaking, Mike Igini, the resident Electoral Commissioner, said elections in the state were generally peaceful despite pockets of violence evidenced in the destruction of INEC materials and attacks on the staffers of the commission by thugs working for the politicians.
“Those who are threatening our staff should stop it. The intimidation is getting too much. I am here to preside over the affairs of elections in this state. For the first time to ensure credibility of the elections, materials were deployed and there were destroyed and at a great loss to our country. The time to snatch ballot boxes and write results is over. If you can win, you will win,’’ he said.
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