In Delta State, the LP presidential candidate is suffocating the PDP’s Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa by winning 11 of the 16 council areas announced out of the 25 Local Government Areas by the INEC.
His closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has won in six local government areas of the state.
The council areas where Obi won are Ika South, Aniocha North, Ethiope West, Oshimili North, Ndokwa West, Ukwuani, Aniocha South, Ethiope East, Sapele, Ndokwa East and Oshimili South Local Government Areas as announced by the various LG Returning Officers.
Atiku won in Ika North-East, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North and Burutu.
In the result announced by INEC early Tuesday, Obi scored 341,866 to floor closest challengers.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) whose vice presidential candidate is the incumbent governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa came second and the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged third.
While the PDP scored 161,600 votes to come second, APC scored 90,183 to occupy third place in the state. The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate came distant fourth with 3,122 votes.
According to the INEC, out of 667,149 accredited voters, 654,650 votes were recorded. They said 615,341 votes were recorded as valid while 39,309 were rejected.
