Imo State Governoer-elect, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, took to Twitter early Tuesday to thank his people and pledged to rebuild the state.
Ihedioha, a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, said: “Thank you Ndi Imo. It’s a victory for all of us! I will not fail! My word is my bond.”
The Governor-elect, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared governor-elect by the returning Officer for the election, Prof Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta at 11:57 pm on Monday.
Ihedioha got 273,404 votes, while Uche Nwosu of the Action Alliance (AA) and son-in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha came second with 190, 364 votes.
Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third with 96,458 votes.
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