The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election held in the state.
The former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives polled 273,404 votes to defeat his closest rival, Uche Nwosu of the Action Alliance (AA) who polled 190,360 votes, while Senator Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third, with 96,458 votes.