Obinna Odogwu, Abakaliki

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defeated the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, in Ebonyi State.

Atiku won 12 out of the 13 Local Government Areas in the state with long margins with the exception of Ikwo LGA where he lost to Buhari with 20,768 votes against Atiku’s 16,267 votes.

The results were declared at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abakaliki, the state capital by their respective Collation Officers.

The results are thus:

Ohaozara LGA
APC got 2,058
PDP got 33,651

Ivo LGA
APC got 1,945
PDP got 12,471

Afikpo North
APC got 5,356
PDP got 20,070.

Afikpo South
APC got 6,391
PDP got 12,181

Ebonyi LGA
APC got 5,766
PDP got 17,472

Ishielu LGA
APC got 7,308
PDP got 23, 207

Onicha LGA
APC got 2,972
PDP got 28,239

Ohaukwu LGA
APC got 10,396
PDP got 22, 281

Ikwo LGA
APC got 20,768
PDP got 16,267

Ezza South LGA
APC got 4,960
PDP got 17,724

Ezza North LGA
APC got 4,719
PDP got 12,840

Izzi LGA
APC got 9,885
PDP got 23,760

Abakaliki LGA
APC got 8,202
PDP got 18, 410