Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State was on Saturday re-elected for a second term in office, defeating his closest challenger, Honourable Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Okorocha who polled 385,671 votes as against Ihedioha’s 306,142 , a difference of 79529, at the close of voting on April 11, got an additional 31,326 votes yesterday leaving 13,624 for Ihedioha in yesterday’s supplementary election.
The election took place in 200 Polling Units across 23 local government areas, of which Okorocha won in 21 LGAs.
Poll returns announced last night are as follows: Nkwerre Local Government. Re-run held in two wards.
APC: 255 PDP: 164
Oru West
APC: 395
PDP: 129
Okigwe (re-run in two wards)
APC: 603
PDP: 76
Orlu (re-run held in three wards)
APC: 687
PDP: 179
Ihite Uboma (re-run held in one polling unit)
APC: 131
PDP: 66
Nwangele (re-run held in three polling units)
APC: 279
PDP: 55
Orsu (re-run held in three polling units)
APC: 471
PDP: 218
Njaba (re-run held in six polling units)
APC: 1,095
PDP: 236
Obowo (re-run held in two wards)
APC: 697
PDP: 505
Owerri North
APC: 674
PDP: 620
Onuimo
APC: 412
PDP: 207
Ezinhitte Mbaise (re-run held at four polling units)
APC: 213
PDP: 715
Ihime Mbano
APC: 604
PDP: 393
Abo Mbaise
APC: 686
PDP: 939
Owerri West
APC: 1,342
PDP: 793
Ohaji Egbema
APC: 1,210
PDP: 996
Mbaitoli
APC: 3,997
PDP: 2,422
Oru East
APC: 7,154
PDP: 118
Ngow Okpala
APC: 4150
PDP: 323
Isu
APC: 2,773
PDP: 979
