Ebonyi Governorship Election: INEC Declares PDP Umahi Winner

Ebonyi State Deputy Governor and PDP governorship candidate, Engr Dave Umahi has emerged winner in the April 11 governorship election in the state. Announcing the result at the INEC's headquarters in Abakaliki, the State Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku declared that Umahi scored a total of 289,867 votes to beat his closest rival, Nkwegu, who polled 124,817. While the governorship candidate of APC, Senator Julius Ucha came in third with 27,583 votes.