Guber Poll: Ortom, Okowa edge towards victory

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Samuel Ortom is within touch of been declared winner of Saturday governorship election in Benue State.

Having polled 317,730 votes from the results of the Governorship polls in 19 Local Government Areas of Benue against the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Emmanuel Jime’s 264, 505 votes with four local governments yet to be announced, Ortom could be declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the end of today.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa is also on the verge of clinching Saturday governorship election after leading in 13 out of the 14 local governments in Delta State that has been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

His closed rival, Chief Great Ogboru is yet to win any local government.

Meanwhile results as announced by INEC were as follow:

Ukwuani

PDP – 18,328

APC – 7,264

Ethiope East

APC – 21,141

PDP – 11,489

Ethiope West

PDP – 62,044

APC – 6,211

Okpe

PDP – 20,415

APC – 9,424

Patani

PDP – 19,683

APC – 3,288

Ika South

PDP – 33,371

APC – 3,877

Ika North-East

APC – 2,303

PDP – 67,417

Oshimili North

PDP – 37,744

APC – 2,906

Oshimili South

PDP – 54,766

APC – 2,700

Aniocha North

PDP – 17,054

APC – 4,653

Aniocha South

PDP- 25,031

APC – 3,138

Isoko South

PDP – 43,730

APC – 14,259

Isoko North

PDP – 29,648

APC – 9,817

 

 

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