Just In: Nwifuru Polls 199,131 Votes To Emerge Ebonyi Governorship Elect

From Nwogha Ndubuisi, Abakaliki

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, Monday polled 199,131 votes to emerge a winner of the March 18 governorship and State House of Assembly election in Ebonyi state. Declaring the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) State Headquarters in Abakaliki on Monday, the State Residential Electoral Commissioner, Charles Igwe, said Mr Nwifuru scored a total of 199,131 votes cast across the 13 LGAs in the state.

His closest contender, Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), got a total of 80,191 votes to place second and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Bernard Odoh, came third with 52,189 votes. According to him: “I, Professor Charles Igwe, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer of the governorship election held on 18th March 2023 in Ebonyi State. “That Francis Nwifuru of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law and having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,” he said Mr Igwe, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsuka, said the total valid votes was 342,554 while 7,387 votes were rejected; bringing the total votes cast for the election to 349,941.

See the final results below: Registered voters- 1597646 Accredited 350345 AA 554 ADC 673 ADP 578 APC 199131 APGA 52189 APM 206 APP 99 LP 6793 NNPP 674 NRM 310 PDP 80191 SDP 126 YPP 280 TOTAL VALID VOTES: 342554 REJECTED VOTES: 7387 TOTAL VOTES CAST: 349941