The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jude Ogbimi, winner of Saturday’s Isoko North Constituency by-election.
The Returning Officer for the by-election, Professor Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, made the disclosure Sunday, added that eleven political parties contested in the Assembly by-election.
Annoucing the result, he said, Mr. Ogbimi scored 29,421 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emmanuel Tabuko, who scored 2,543 votes to emerge second.
Meanwhile the candidate of the ADP, Agose Ogagaoghene, came third with 66 votes.
He said: “I, Prof Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, Delta State, hereby declare that Mr Jude Ogbimi of the PDP having scored the highest number of valid votes is hereby declared winner of the Isoko North Constituency by-election and returned elected. The PDP candidate is hereby declared winner in line with electoral guidelines.”
The House of Assembly by-election followed the death of former Majority Leader of the House, Mr Tim Kome Owhefere.
