Chief Dave Umahi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chief Dave Umahi, has won the governorship election in Ebonyi.
Announcing the result on Sunday in Abakaliki, the Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, said that Umahi polled 289, 867 votes to beat contestants from eight other political parties.
According to him, Umahi’s closest rival, Chief Edward Nkwegu of the Labour Party (LP), polled 124, 817 votes while the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Chief Julius Ucha, scored 27, 583 votes.
“A total of 1.5 million voters registered for the exercise; 500, 938 voters were accredited while total valid votes were 466, 312.
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Source:: PM Newspaper
