Politics
Obi defeats Tinubu, Atiku in Ebonyi
The presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Ebonyi State.
The State’s Returning Officer, Onu Omaka, who announced the election result on Tuesday night, said Obi scored 259,738 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who came second with 42,402 votes.
READ ALSO: Obi soars above Tinubu, Atiku in Plateau
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar, polled 13,503 votes to finish in third position.
Total registered voters: 1,597,646
Total accredited voters: 337,887
The results:
APC – 42,402
LP – 259,738
NNPP – 1,661
PDP – 13,503
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