INEC DECLARES WILLIE OBIANO WINNER OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP POLL.

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr. Willie Obiano, has been declared the winner in the Anambra State governorship election. The formal declaration was made yesterday, by the Chief Returning Officer, Prof. James Epoke, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Obiano scored 180,178 to beat the PDP candidate, Mr. Tony Nwoye, to second position with 97,700 votes and Senator Chris Ngige of the All Progressives Congress, who came third with 95,963. The Labour Party candidate, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, came fourth with 37,495.