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#NigeriaDecides2023: Peter Obi Humbles Tinubu, Atiku In Imo, Records Landslide Victory

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has defeated his challengers at the presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) respectively in Imo state.

This was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State.

According to INEC, Peter Obi polled 352,904 votes to defeat Tinubu and Atiku.

Tinubu polled 66,171 to emerge second while Atiku scored 30,004 to come second. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) came fourth with 1,536 votes.

INEC disclosed that a total of 476,730 voters were accredited out of the 2,125,446 registered voters in the state. The electoral body also said that 459,261 were recorded as valid votes while 10,424 votes were rejected out of the total 469,685 casts.

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has cleared four out of the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with a big margin.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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