The Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won the gubernatorial elections in the state, defeating Nsima Ekere, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, who was backed by the former governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio.
Emmanuel who won with a wide margin in majority of the 30 out of the 31 local government areas polled 519, 712 votes to defeat his rival, Ekere of the APC who has 171, 978 votes.
The governor was declared winner of the elections by the Collation Officer in the state, Prof. Osasere Orumwense.
The figures of the results for the two major parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) party in the 31 local government areas are:
Uyo LGA
PDP – 35,092, APC – 12,549
Ibeno LGA
PDP – 10,008, APC – 1,442
Urue Offong Oruko LGA
PDP – 6,915, APC – 4,592
Nsit Ubium LGA
PDP – 17,863, APC – 6,004
Okobo LGA
PDP – 10, 800, APC – 6,079
Esit Eket LGA
PDP – 13, 290, APC – 3,917
Onna LGA
PDP – 32,103, APC – 2,110
Uruan LGA
PDP – 12, 895, APC – 5, 192
Nsit Atai LGA
PDP – 8, 855, APC – 3, 783
Abak LGA
PDP – 17, 461, APC – 11,505
Ikot Abasi LGA
PDP – 9, 335, APC – 7,549
Obot Akara LGA
PDP – 13, 979, APC – 4, 704
Ini LGA
PDP – 17, 335, APC – 3, 316
Nsit Ibom LGA
PDP – 17, 326, APC – 4, 816
Eket LGA
PDP – 26, 372, APC – 5, 087
Oruk Anam LGA
PDP – 35, 093, APC – 8, 640
Mbo LGA
PDP – 9, 631, APC – 5, 419
Itu LGA
PDP – 14, 633, APC – 5, 911
Ukanafun LGA
PDP – 35, 447, APC – 7, 227
Etinan LGA
PDP – 22, 954, APC – 6, 089
Ibesikpo Asutan LGA
PDP – 15, 679, APC – 7, 179
Udung Uko LGA
PDP – 4, 036, APC – 2, 108
Mkpat Enin LGA
PDP – 18, 056, APC – 4, 769
Ika LGA
PDP – 12, 752, APC – 3, 212
Oron LGA
PDP – 8, 433, APC – 3, 859
Ibiono Ibom LGA
PDP – 36, 988, APC – 7, 820
Ikot Ekpene LGA
PDP – 14, 832, APC – 11, 240
Etim Ekpo LGA
PDP – 10, 149, APC – 2, 776
Eastern Obolo LGA
PDP – 10, 780, APC – 1, 914
Ikono LGA
PDP – 18, 910, APC – 4, 498
Essien Udim LGA
PDP – 2,161, APC – 6, 938
