* YPP rejects result
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Pastor Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor-elect of Akwa Ibom State after polling 356,346 votes to defeat his opponents in the March 18 poll.
The State Returning Officer of INEC and Vice Chancellor of Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, Professor Emmanuel Adigio, declared the results on Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Uyo.
Prof Adigio announced that Eno was followed by the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Obong Bassey Albert Akpan, who scored 136,262 votes.
Obong Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third with 129,602 votes.
The New Nigeria Peoples Party followed with 125,09 votes, while the Labour party polled 4,746 votes.
The PDP won in 29 out of 31 local governments areas, while the YPP won in only two local governments areas.
The local government areas won by the PDP candidate include Udung Uko, Uruan, Ini,Esit Eket, Ikot Abasi, Ikot Ekpene, Etim Ekpo and 22 others, while his YPP opponent, Senator Bassey Akpan, won in Ikono and Ibiono Ibom LGAs.
However, the YPP party agent, Mr. kelvin Umoh rejected the results, alleging
widespread violence, intimidation that led to the killing of his party supporters
Umoh said ” It will be wrong for me to append my signature to the results sheets because there was widespread violence and intimidation”
The PDP agent, Engr. Uwem Okoko, while commending the INEC for the improvement witnessed in the Saturday polls, also thanked Akwa Ibom people for voting the PDP.