BREAKING: Imo PDP Governorship Candidate Ayanwu Casts His Vote

BREAKING: Imo PDP Governorship Candidate Ayanwu Casts His Vote

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5-year-experience covering metro and government policy

Ikeduru, Imo state - The Imo governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has cast his vote.

He voted at polling unit 012 at Amimo Central School in Ikeduru local government area of the state.

Anyanwu is one of the major contenders trying to unseat Governor Hope Uzodinma of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Uzodinma is seeking re-election after four years in office.

PDP's Samuel Anyanwu casts vote in Imo guber election
Imo guber poll: PDP's Samuel Ayanwu casts vote at his polling unit Photo Credit: @MobilePunch
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The off-cycle governorship and House of Assembly elections are currently taking place in different parts of the state, Punch reported.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Anyanwu recently addressed claims that he was no longer in the governorship race.

The Imo PDP guber candidate described the report as the handiwork of mischief makers, and noted "it is false".

Anyanwu also urged the people of Imo state to come out en masse on Saturday, November 11, and perform their civic responsibility.

Imo 2023 governorship election: Nigerians predict winner

In an earlier report, Nigerians on social media predicted who would emerge the winner of the Imo guber election in a poll conducted by Legit.ng on Twitter (now X).

About 44.9% of the respondents said Athan Achonu, the candidate of the Labour Party, would win the election, while 37.4% went for Uzodimma.

Lastly, 17.8% of the respondents predicted that the PDP candidate, Anyanwu, would win.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.