After days of political twists, turns, anxiety and fury, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday, declared Alex Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party winner of the March 18 governorship poll in Abia state.

Otti polled a total of 175, 467 votes defeat his closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party who scored 88,529 votes.

Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, came third with 28,972 votes.

The Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti, subsequently declared Otti the Governor-elect having polled the highest number of votes and satisfied all necessary conditions.

The Final Results:
A: 1,528
AA: 474
AAC: 298
ADC: 2,529
ADP: 601
APC: 24,091
APGA: 18,119
APM: 572
APP: 11,728
BP: 1,141
LP: 175,467
NNPP: 2,068
NRM: 472
PDP: 88,529
PRP: 168
SDP: 773
YPP: 28,972
ZLP: 1,011.