Hope Uzodimma, the incumbent, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared the winner of Imo State governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Imo State, Prof Abayomi Fashina, announced Uzodimma as the winner.
According to the INEC’s state collation and returning officer, Abayomi Fasina, the candidate of the APC, Uzodimma got 540,308 votes.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who came second, polled a total vote of 71,503.
While that of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu came third position with a total number of 64,081 votes.