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PDP Secures Victory in Another Southern State As INEC Declares Winner
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PDP Secures Victory in Another Southern State As INEC Declares Winner

by  Bada Yusuf 1 min read

Umo Eno, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state, has been declared the winner of Saturday's governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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Eno scored 354,548 votes to emerge the victor in the governorship race after satisfying the provision of the electoral law.

Umo Eno/Akwa Ibom/PDP/2023 Election/Southeast
PDP wins Akwa Ibom Photo Credit: Umo Eno
Source: UGC

Bassey Albert, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), was the first runner-up in the poll garnering 136,262 votes,

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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