Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti, has been declared winner of the state governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Professor Nnenna Oti, INEC returning officer for the state announced Dr. Otti winner on Wednesday afternoon.
The suspended collation of the Abia State governorship election resumed by 4pm Wednesday at the collation centre located inside the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Umuahia.
Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mrs. Rebecca Jim, confirmed had earlier confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.
She said that the Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti; and the State Administrative Secretary, Clement Oha, who were invited to the INEC headquarters Abuja, over the controversy from the Obingwa results, were on their way back to the state, to complete the process.
Recall that the collation of governorship election results in Abia and Enugu were, on Monday, suspended by INEC following allegations of infractions, especially over-voting in some areas.
