The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, winner of the just concluded governorship election in the state.
He won 29 local government areas, while the Young Progressives Party (YPP) Senator Bassey Akpan won his own local government area, IBIONO Ibom and Ikono LGAs.
According to results collated by INEC, Eno polled a total of 356,348 votes to defeat Bassey Albert of YPP, who came second with 136,262 votes.
Akan Udofia of the All Progressives Congress came third with 129,602 votes.