The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Francis Nwifuru, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Ebonyi State.
Election Officer of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), Prof. Charles Igwe, announced on Monday that Nwifuru polled a total of 199,131 votes in the state governorship election.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ifeanyi Odii, polled 80,191 votes. while the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Benard Odoh, got 52,189 votes.
“I, Prof. Charles Igwe, hereby declare that I am the returning officer for the governorship election in Ebonyi State, held on March 18, 2023. I hereby declare the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Francis O. Nwifuru, as the winner of the election, with got the most votes,” Igwe said.
The total number of valid votes was 342,554, while 7,387 votes were rejected, so the total number of votes cast for the election was 349,941.