The Presidential result of the election held over the weekend declared President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner in the state with a total of 368,303 votes against General Mohammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)who had 13,394 votes. The result was announced by the presidential returning officer for Abia state and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba and stated that he will be forwarding the result to Abuja. However the campaign coordinator of Gen. Buhari, Dr Emmanuel Aguzie Ndukwe has rejected the result of the presidential election in the state and described it as a sham, saying that there were many alterations on the result sheet. Ndukwe stated that the credibility of the result is in serious doubt, “This assertion is being supported by the amount of alterations seen on the result sheet and I can tell you that I am not aware of those alterations”. APGA, 27,681, Sam Onuigbo PDP; 29052, APC; 4267, LP; 104, UPP;7, PPA; Princewill Ukaegbu, 1,316 this result for Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency was declared by Dr. Chikezie Cosmos shows that Sam Onuigbo of the PDP was declared the winner.. While Darlington Nwokocha, of the PDP, was declared the winner for Isiala Ngwa federal constituency in the election held last Saturday.
