BREAKING: Obi Ends PDP, Okowa’s Reign in Delta, Polls Massive Vote To Defeat Atiku

BREAKING: Obi Ends PDP, Okowa’s Reign in Delta, Polls Massive Vote To Defeat Atiku

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has defeated his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival Atiku Abubakar, in Saturday’s election in Delta State.

PAY ATTENTION: See you at Legit.ng Media Literacy Webinar! Register for free now!

According to results announced by the returning officer for the election, Prof. Owunari Abraham Georgewill, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Asaba, Obi polled a total of 341,866 votes ahead of Atiku, who secured 161,600 votes, leaving a margin of 180,266 votes.

Mahmood Yakubu
Peter Obi defied the odds and won Delta state with a staggering 180,266 votes. Photo: Peter Obi
Source: Twitter

Incumbent Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is the running mate of Atiku in the election.

Below are the results as reported by Daily Trust.

ADC -160

PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!

ADP -788

APC -90,183

APGA -3,746

APM -1,028

APP -493

BP -1,016

LP -341,866

NNPP -3,122

MRM -988

Read also

BREAKING: Tinubu coasts to victory, defeats Atiku in Borno

PDP -161,600

PRP -334

SDP -3,071

YPP -605

ZLP -3,324

Total Valued Votes -615,342

Rejected Votes -39,309

Total Votes Cast -654,650

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Segun Adeyemi avatar

Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.