Enugu State has witnessed the conclusion of its highly anticipated gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023.
Following the announcement of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mbah, has been declared the winner.
With a total of 160,895 votes, Mbah emerged as the winner, slightly edging out his closest rivals, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552 votes and Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who received 14,575 votes.
Other candidates also participated in the race, but none could match Mbah’s impressive margin.
The Returning Officer, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo-Iwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, made the official announcement.
In his words, “That Mbah Peter Ndubuisi of Peoples Democratic Party, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
