{"id":60230,"date":"2017-11-19T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=60230"},"modified":"2017-11-19T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:35:49","slug":"inec-declares-obiano-winner-anambra-governorship-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/inec-declares-obiano-winner-anambra-governorship-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Declares Obiano Winner of Anambra Governorship Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Incumbent governor of Anambra State and All Progressives Grand Alliance\u2019s
\ncandidate Willie Obiano has shrugged off a fickle showing by All
\nProgressives Congress\u2019s Tony Nwoye and People\u2019s Democratic Party\u2019s Oseloka
\nObaze to win the November 18 governorship election in the State.<\/p>\n

In the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission
\n(INEC)\u00a0on Saturday<\/span><\/span>, Obiano won in all 21 local government areas with a
\ntotal of 234, 071 votes.<\/p>\n

The All Progressives Congress\u2019s candidate Tony Nwoye came a distant second
\nafter garnering 98, 752. The candidate of the People\u2019s Democratic Party
\nOseloka Obaze polled 70, 293.<\/p>\n

The candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Osita Chidoka, who
\ncame fourth in the election with a paltry 7, 903 votes, said he lost to
\nthe superior financial strength of the major parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost to superior financial firepower. As Democrats, we concede to the
\nvoters\u2019 choices,\u201d he said in a statement\u00a0on Saturday<\/span><\/span>.
\n\u201cThe true hallmark of democracy is the respect for the voice of the ballot
\nas that of the majority.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the inner truth is that we won! We won at the most important place;
\nin the hearts of people; our people who saw us toil and push in the arena
\nagainst all odds; who saw the sincerity of our mission and gave all in
\nsupport of our quest for collective good. We salute you for your support
\nand personal sacrifices to the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Incumbent governor of Anambra State and All Progressives Grand Alliance\u2019s candidate Willie Obiano has shrugged off a fickle showing by All Progressives Congress\u2019s Tony Nwoye and People\u2019s Democratic Party\u2019s Oseloka…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\nINEC Declares Obiano Winner of Anambra Governorship Poll - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/inec-declares-obiano-winner-anambra-governorship-poll\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"INEC Declares Obiano Winner of Anambra Governorship Poll - 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