Gov. of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has been declared winner of the Imo West senatorial election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, made the declaration on Monday morning.
The Returning officer, Prof Francis Ibeawuchi, who announced the results at the collation centre in Orlu Local Government Area, said that Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 97762 votes to defeat his two main rivals.
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According to the Returning officer, Jones Onyereri of the People’s Democratic Party scored 63117 votes to come second while senator Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance garnered 30923 for the third position.
The declaration was received with a mixture of protest and jubilations at the premises of the INEC office.
While the supporters of Okorocha celebrated, the supporters of the PDP candidate rejected the outcome.
