The Labour Party’s Alex Otti was proclaimed as the winner of the state’s governorship election last Saturday in Abia state by the Independent National Election Commission on Wednesday.
After several days of unrest and protests in the state as a result of INEC’s suspension of results collection, the election results were finally announced.
Otti defeated his nearest challenger, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 88,529 votes, according to INEC’s announcement on Wednesday.
Hence, Prof. Nnenna Oti, the returning officer, declared him the winner.