Atiku Defeats Buhari in 4 LGAs Declared By INEC in Enugu

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won in all the four councils so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State.

The Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azimiwe University, Awka and the State Collation Officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, collated the results as they were declared by the Council Collation Officers.

 Enugu South LGA:

PDP 25, 631

APC 2,350

 Aninri LGA:

PDP - 19062

APC- 1462

 Ezeagu LGA:

PDP – 15,526

APC - 3103

 Enugu North LGA:

PDP - 24, 921

APC - 825

Meanwhile, the PDP in Enugu has applauded the INEC and the security  agencies for the success of Saturday’s elections in the state.

The Party’s chairman in the state, Chief Augustine Nnamani in a statement, described the poll as free, fair, credible and peaceful.

 The release entitled: ‘Interim Position Of The Enugu State PDP On The Conduct Of February 23, 2019 Presidential And NASS Election in the state’, the party also expressed appreciation to the people of the state, for coming out in their numbers to exercise their franchise.

"The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commends the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the free, fair, credible, and peaceful conduct of the February 23, 2019 presidential/National Assembly elections.

 "The state chapter notes with commendation the neutral and professional conduct of INEC officials, security agencies, various monitoring teams and observers in the State.

 "We particularly commend them for disappointing certain characters, who rather than embark on robust campaigns like the PDP, spent their precious time plotting and bragging about how they would misapply critical institutions of democracy to intimidate voters and manipulate the elections.

 "Meanwhile, as we await the formal declaration of results/winners by the INEC, we commend the good people of Enugu State for their large turnouts and peaceful conducts during the elections despite clear provocations from certain quarters. This goes further to show that Enugu State is indeed a peaceful state truly secure in the hands of God."