Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s presidential election in Delta State.
Delta is the home state of Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of the state and vice presidential candidate of the PDP.
The Labour Party candidate polled 341,866 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, his PDP counterpart who got 161,600 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third with 90,183.
The results were announced by the Delta State Presidential Election Collation Officer (SCOPE), Prof. Owunari Abraham Georgewill of the University of Port-Harcourt today Tuesday, 28 February, 2023, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Delta State Headquarters, Asaba.
2023 Elections Presidential Results of Delta State
Total Registered Voters – 3,225,046
Accredited Voters – 667,149
A -979
AA -229
AAC -357
ADC -160
ADP -788
APC -90,183
APGA -3,746
APM -1,028
APP -493
BP -1,016
LP -341,866
NNPP -3,122
MRM -988
PDP -161,600
PRP -334
SDP -3,071
YPP -605
ZLP -3,324
Total Valid Votes -615,342
Rejected Votes -39,309
Total Votes Cast -654,650