Sheriff Oborevwori, the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Delta State has won last Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
The PDP won 21 out of the 25 Local Government Areas in the state while his main challenger, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of the APC won 4.
The Delta State Returning Officer for the governorship election and Vice-Chancellor, University of Porthacout, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill, announced that the PDP candidate, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, scored 360,234 of the total votes cast in the election to emerge the winner.
The candidate of the APC, Senator Ovie OmoAgege, who is the Deputy President of the Senate, came a distant second with total votes cast of 240,229.
The scores of the other three leading political parties in the state saw the Labour Party candidate, Ken Pela emerging in third position with a total vote cast of 48,047 votes.
The APGA candidate, Great Ogboru scored 11,022 votes to emerge in fourth position in the electoral contest; the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Kenneth Ggbagi took fifth position with 4,639 votes cast.
Scores of the remaining twelve political parties that fielded candidates for the election put together came to less than 5,000 votes.
The political parties include Accord 930 votes, ZLP 303, NNPP 791, APM 937, NRN 612, APD 1081, YPP 844, APP 198, AA 66, PRP 54, ADC 1482, BP 162 and RPP 198 votes.
While the total number of registered voters in Delta State is 3,221,697 accredited voters in the election were 710,829.
Total valid votes 671,737, rejected votes 15,384 and total votes cast 687,121.
The State Returning Officer, Prof Owuneri Abraham Georgewill, said the PDP candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori having fulfilled the necessary requirements as provided by the electoral act and the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, is therefore declared the winner.
The collation exercise was witnessed by agents of various political parties, security agencies, civil society organizations, local and international elections monitoring observers and the media.
The high point of the collation exercise was the signing of the results by the agents of the various political parties.
The breakdown of the results from across the 25 LGAs is below:
1. IKA SOUTH
Total Registered Voters- 100,599
Accredited Voters – 27,800
APC – 6,790
LP – 4,495
PDP – 15,883
Total Valid Votes – 27,149
Rejected Votes – 651
Total Votes Cast – 27,800
Over voting reported
2. PATANI
Total Registered Voters- 49,385
Accredited Voters – 11,421
APC – 4,743
LP – 85
PDP – 6,069
Total Valid Votes – 11,183
Rejected Votes – 238
Total Votes Cast – 11,421
3. UDU
Total Registered Voters- 143,769
Accredited Voters – 26,908
APC – 13,769
LP – 1,886
PDP – 9,746
Total Valid Votes – 26,142
Rejected Votes – 575
Total Votes Cast – 26,716
- As announced by the LGA Returning Officer, Prof. Chinyere Nwokolo
4. SAPELE
Total Registered Voters- 145,024
Accredited Voters – 30,983
APC – 12,090
LP – 1,458
PDP – 15,217
Total Valid Votes – 29,815
Rejected Votes – 957
Total Votes Cast – 30,772
- APC Agent submitted a petition rejecting the results from Ward 5 of Sapele LGA… They accused the Returning Officer of presenting results that were cancelled at polling units because of overvoting and violence allegedly sponsored by the PDP.
- Cancellation of five polling units as a result of overvoting.
5. ANIOCHA SOUTH
Total Registered Voters- 100,424
Accredited Voters – 21,149
APC – 4,623
LP – 5,107
PDP – 10,032
Total Valid Votes – 20,468
Rejected Votes – 603
Total Votes Cast – 21,071
- At Ward 3, Unit 4…thugs invaded and carted away election materials…
- Thugs carted away with election materials and injured a Party Agent
6. UVWIE
Total Registered Voters- 191,215
Accredited Voters – 31,188
APC – 12,389
LP – 6,340
PDP – 9,776
Total Valid Votes – 30,263
Rejected Votes – 925
Total Votes Cast – 31,188
7. OKPE
Total Registered Voters- 117,111
Accredited Voters – 25,724
APC – 8,679
LP – 1,155
PDP – 14,544
Total Valid Votes – 25,027
Rejected Votes – 691
Total Votes Cast – 25,708
- APC Agent protested the results from Okpe LGA insisting that units results that were cancelled yesterday at polling units and Ward levels were presented here at Asaba Delta State INEC headquarters by the LGA Returning Officer, Prof. Kenneth Abara Ibe.
8. IKA NORTH EAST
Total Registered Voters- 131,945
Accredited Voters – 34,807
APC 4,733
LP – 1,990
PDP – 26,760
Total Valid Votes – 33,808
Rejected Votes – 918
Total Votes Cast – 34,725
- Dr. Nkechi Enomah is Electoral Officer
- Arnold Ojugo is LGA Collation Officer
- Petition received from APC
- Ward 9 had issues
- INEC RCO was molested as reported at the State INEC declaration centre this morning in Asaba
9. ANIOCHA NORTH
Total Registered Voters- 89,010
Accredited Voters – 16,846
APC 4,386
LP – 1,883
PDP – 8,938
Total Valid Votes – 16,316
Rejected Votes – 530
Total Votes Cast – 16,846
- Sebastine Obinor is Electoral Officer
- Ilabor Chukwujindu Samuel is LGA Collation Officer
10. NDOKWA EAST
Total Registered Voters- 86,208
Accredited Voters – 20,434
APC – 9,044
LP – 251
PDP – 10,146
Total Valid Votes – 19,843
Rejected Votes – 485
Total Votes Cast – 20,328
- Arinze Augustine is LGA Electoral Officer
- Dr. Ewherido Joseph is the LGA Returning Officer
- Snatching of BVAS and obstruction of voting reported
11. BOMADI
Total Registered Voters- 103,261
Accredited Voters – 17,946
APC – 4,728
LP – 100
PDP – 12,340
Total Valid Votes – 17,559
Rejected Votes – 379
Total Votes Cast – 17,938
12. ETHIOPE EAST
Total Registered Voters- 115,003
Accredited Voters – 30,466
APC – 11,600
LP – 530
PDP – 13,030
Total Valid Votes – 27,814
Rejected Votes – 805
Total Votes Cast – 28,619
- Returning Officer reported that the Ward Collation Officer for Ward 7 was kidnapped but later released
13. OSHIMILI NORTH
Total Registered Voters- 103,657
Accredited Voters – 45,834
APC – 5,327
LP – 2,183
PDP – 35,966
Total Valid Votes – 45,368
Rejected Votes – 455
Total Votes Cast – 45,823
- While the LGA Returning Officer reported that a particular place votes didn’t pass through BVAS and were cancelled, the APC for the Oshimili North LGA protested that most of the votes declared for Oshimili North didn’t pass through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and we’re accepted by the Returning Officer
14. WARRI SOUTH
Total Registered Voters- 187,140
Accredited Voters – 32,959
APC – 11,569
LP – 3,743
PDP – 15,299
Total Valid Votes – 31,768
Rejected Votes – 982
Total Votes Cast – 32,750
- Returning Officer reported that 2 polling units were cancelled in Wards 1&12 for/as a result of overvoting and violence
15. OSHIMILI SOUTH
Total Registered Voters- 194,468
Accredited Voters – 39,028
APC – 4,763
LP – 10,148
PDP – 23,149
Total Valid Votes – 38,530
Rejected Votes – 493
Total Votes Cast – 39,683
- Returning Officer reported that there was over-voting in some areas
16. ISOKO NORTH
Total Registered Voters- 144,092
Accredited Voters – 28,843
APC – 10,811
LP – 894
PDP – 15,899
Total Valid Votes – 28,332
Rejected Votes – 503
Total Votes Cast – 28,835
- Returning Officer reported that there was a cancellation of votes from Emevor due to reported cases of violence.
- The APC Agent showed gory pictures of his Party supporters that were allegedly macheted by suspected PDP thugs despite those recorded violence cases the Returning Officer still declared results from those areas.
17. UGHELLI SOUTH
Total Registered Voters- 136,362
Accredited Voters – 36,136
APC – 15,620
LP – 571
PDP – 15,513
Total Valid Votes – 34,820
Rejected Votes – 574
Total Votes Cast – 35,394
- APC Agent reported that at Ward 8, Jeremi 2, fake result sheets were given to Polling Units Agents to sign except PDP which they (the other Agents) rejected. He alleged that those rejected results of Ward 8, Jeremi 2 were recorded in favour of the PDP.
18. ETHIOPE WEST
Total Registered Voters- 110,931
Accredited Voters – 14,999
APC – 6,758
LP – 304
PDP – 7,065
Total Valid Votes – 14,374
Rejected Votes – 452
Total Votes Cast – 14,826
- Returning Officer reported that no voting in many areas of the LGA.
