The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, as the winner of the Delta State gubernatorial election held on Saturday.
The State Returning Officer, Prof Georgewill Owuneri Abraham, announced the results at the INEC headquarters in Asaba, stating that Oborevwori secured 360,234 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ovie Omo-Agege, received 240,229 votes, and the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Ken Pela, garnered 48,047 votes. According to Abraham, Oborevwori met the legal requirements and has been declared the Governor-elect.
