Official: Okowa opens lead in Delta guber polls

OKowa

Paul Osuyi, Asaba

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the PDP governorship candidate in Saturday’s election is presently leading his opponents including Great Ogboru of the APC.

The incumbent governor is leading in four out of the five local government areas whose results so far have been announced by various INEC returning officers at the collation centre in Asaba.

While Okowa got the highest votes in his Ika North-East LGA, Ogboru won in his Ethiope East LGA.

A breakdown of the results is as follows:

Ika North-East LGA

APC – 2,303

PDP – 67,417

R.O is Prof. Sam Ikem

Ika South LGA

APC – 3,877

PDP – 33,371

R.O is Prof. Cyril Ishiekwene

Patani LGA

APC – 3,288

PDP – 19,683

R.O is Prof. Josephine Mokwuenye

Ethiope East LGA

APC – 21,141

PDP – 11,489

Ukwuani LGA

APC – 7,264

PDP – 18,328

 

 

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