Guber Polls: PDP candidate coasting to victory in Delta state

The Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is currently leading in Delta state according to the results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Oborevwori, from the results so far announced at INEC collation centre in Asaba, from 18 LGAs, has won in 15 LGAs while the All Progressive Congress (APC) Candidate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege won in three LGAs.

The third contender in the election, Labour Candidate (LP), Ken Pela, has not recorded any LGA yet.

Accordingly, in Ika North East LGA, PDP scored 26,760 to defeat the APC that polled 4,733, while the Labour Party (LP) scored 1,990 votes.

Also in Aniocha North LGA, PDP polled 8,938; APC- 4,386 and LP-1,883 votes.

In Ndokwa East LGA, PDP scored 10,146 to defeat the APC which scored 9,044 and the LP with 251 votes.

The PDP maintained the lead in Ika South LGA with a total score of 15,283 votes with the APC scoring 6,790 votes and LP 4,495 votes.

PDP also won in Patani LGA with a total of 6,069 votes while the APC polled 4,743 votes the LP got 85 votes.

Also in Sapele LGA, PDP won with 15,217 votes, APC scored 12,090 votes while LP secured 1,458 votes.

Sustaining the lead in Aniocha South LGA, PDP scored 10,032 votes to defeat APC which polled 4,622 votes with LP securing 5,107 votes in the area.

In Okpe LGA, the PDP won with 14,544 votes with APC polling 8,679 votes and LP scoring 1,155 votes.

The PDP won in Bomadi LGA with 12,340 votes while the APC scored 4,728 votes and the LP, 100 votes.

In Ethiope East LGA, PDP won with 13,030 votes while APC polled 11,600 votes with the LP scoring 350 votes.

However, the twist came in Udu LGA and Uvwie LGA where the APC polled 13,154 votes and 12,389 votes respectively to defeat the PDP who polled 9,746 votes and 9,776 votes while the LP scored 1,886 votes and 6,340 votes respectively in the LGAs.

The PDP also won in Oshimili North LGA with 35,966 votes while the APC and LP scored 5,327 votes and 2,983 votes respectively in the area.

In Warri South LGA, PDP polled 15,299 votes with APC scoring 11,569 votes and LP scored 3,743 votes in the LGA.

Maintaining the lead, PDP won in Oshimili South LGA, polling 23,149 votes to beat the APC with 4,763 votes and the LP with 10,148 votes.

Again in Isoko North LGA, PDP scored 15,899 votes with the APC and LP polling 10,811 votes and 894 votes respectively.

However, in Ughelli South LGA, APC polled 15,620 votes to defeat the PDP with 15,513 votes while the LP scored 571 votes.

The PDP held its lead again in Ethiope West LGA, scoring 7,065 votes while the APC, scored 6,758 votes and the LP, 304 votes.

The process of results collation will continue Monday morning, while results are being expected from seven LGAs of Ughelli North, Burutu, Warri South West, Ukwuani , Patani, Ndokwa West and Isoko South LGAs.