Okorocha wins 2015 guber election in Imo

Okorocha celebrating victory at the polls (credit to The Nation)

Owelle Rochas Okorocha has returned for a second term in office as governor of Imo State after winning the April 25^th supplementary election for Imo State. Okorocha defeated his closest rival, Mr Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with an additional 31,326 votes yesterday leaving 13,624 for Ihedioha in the supplementary election.
Recall that during the April 11^th gubernatorial election in the State, Okorocha scored 385,671 votes as against   Ihedioha’s 306,142 , a difference of  79,529
The supplementary election took place in 200 Polling Units across 23 local government areas.
Of this number of LGA, Okorocha won in 21.
His  performance defied efforts of the PDP to manipulate  the process through rigging .
Poll returns  announced last night  are as follows:

Nwangele (re-run held in three polling units)
APC: 279
PDP: 55

Orsu (re-run held in three polling units)
APC: 471
PDP: 218

Njaba (re-run held in six polling units)
APC: 1,095
PDP: 236

Obowo (re-run held in two wards)
APC: 697
PDP: 505

Nkwerre Local Government. Re-run held in two wards.
APC: 255
PDP: 164

Oru West
APC: 395
PDP: 129

Okigwe (re-run in two wards)
APC: 603
PDP: 76

Orlu (re-run held in three wards)
APC: 687
PDP: 179

Ihite Uboma (re-run held in one polling unit)
APC: 131
PDP: 66

Owerri North
APC: 674
PDP: 620

Onuimo
APC: 412
PDP: 207

Ezinhitte Mbaise (re-run held at four polling units)
APC: 213
PDP: 715

Ihime Mbano
APC: 604
PDP: 393

Abo Mbaise
APC: 686
PDP: 939

Owerri West
APC: 1,342
PDP: 793

Ohaji Egbema
APC: 1,210
PDP: 996

Mbaitoli
APC: 3,997
PDP: 2,422

Oru East
APC: 7,154
PDP: 118

Ngow Okpala
APC: 4150
PDP: 323

Isu
APC: 2,773
PDP: 979