{"id":84712,"date":"2023-03-19T18:52:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T17:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abia-guber-alex-otti-close-to-victory-in-10-lgas-results"},"modified":"2023-03-19T20:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T19:04:08","slug":"abia-guber-alex-otti-close-to-victory-in-10-lgas-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/abia-guber-alex-otti-close-to-victory-in-10-lgas-results","title":{"rendered":"Abia guber: Alex Otti close to victory in 10 LGAs results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Dr Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State, is maintaining a comfortable lead in 10 Local Government Areas, LGAs, in the March 18 governorship election.<\/p>\n

The results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, show that Otti is leading.<\/p>\n

According to the results announced by the different Local Government Collation Officers at the State Collation Centre at INEC headquarters in Umuahia on Sunday, Otti scored a total of 66,024 votes to stay on top.<\/p>\n

His closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled a total of 52,849 votes.<\/p>\n

Results from seven LGAs are still being awaited as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n

Here are the collated results so far:<\/p>\n

Umunneochi<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 5,940<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 3,198<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 581<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 2,034<\/p>\n

Ukwa East<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 2,273<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 2,329<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 646<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 560<\/p>\n

Ukwa West<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 2,883<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 4,622<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 830<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 1,209<\/p>\n

Arochukwu<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 12,689<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 1,286<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 460<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 1,082<\/p>\n

Ugwunagbo<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 2,159<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 2,539<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 398<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 398<\/p>\n

Isuikwuato<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 8,228<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 2,204<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 3,662<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 872<\/p>\n

Isiala Ngwa North<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 7,323<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 21,741<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 225<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 839<\/p>\n

Ikwuano<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 7,054<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 2,427<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 499<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 1,098<\/p>\n

Bende LGA<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 9,886<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 3,410<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 947<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 2,143<\/p>\n

Isiala Ngwa South<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 7,589<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 9,093<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 366<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 1,580<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Dr Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State, is maintaining a comfortable lead in 10 Local Government Areas, LGAs, in the March 18 governorship election. The results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, show that Otti is leading. 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