{"id":84781,"date":"2023-03-20T18:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdps-sheriff-oborevwori-wins-delta-governorship-election"},"modified":"2023-03-20T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:11:40","slug":"pdps-sheriff-oborevwori-wins-delta-governorship-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdps-sheriff-oborevwori-wins-delta-governorship-election","title":{"rendered":"PDP\u2019s Sheriff Oborevwori wins Delta Governorship election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has been declared the winner of Saturday\u2019s Gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n<p>Oborevwori polled 360, 234 votes to beat his closest rival of the APC, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who scored 240,229.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour Party candidate, Ken Pela, polled 48,047 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Delta INEC Returning Officer, Prof Georgewill Owuneri Abraham, announced the result at the INEC headquarters in Asaba on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham said, \u201cThe PDP candidate, having met the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned as Governor-elect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has been declared the winner of Saturday\u2019s Gubernatorial election. Oborevwori polled 360, 234 votes to beat his closest rival of the APC, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who scored 240,229. The Labour Party candidate, Ken Pela, polled 48,047 votes. 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