Enugu, NIGERIA — Ballots for the Enugu State Governorship race were still being counted on Saturday. The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Hon. Chijioke Edeoga appeared to be leading in the polling units across State so far counted.
Though no official results have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but information is trickling in as majority of the governorship votes so far counted across the Polling Units in Enugu State indicate how the governorship candidates are doing in turning out the votes.
Overview of the results announced so far from the polling units, Hon Edeoga holds a significant lead over the candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), and has a huge edge over the People Democratic Party (PDP), a reversal from two decades when PDP outpaced other political parties in any elections in the State.
Hon Edeoga is apparently putting a halt on the PDP’s 24 years successive rule of the State by so far capturing all the crucial electoral battlegrounds and strongholds of the his opponents, a signal that Edeoga will be the next governor of Enugu State
2023 elections project increased rates of voting among young people who strongly favour Edeoga because of Obidients.
In the campaign’s final weeks, Hon Edeoga got the boost that the Presidential Candidate of the Party, Mr. Peter Obi typically received in February 25 Presidential election.
Hon Edeoga is riding on the wave of broad support from young people to defeat his major challengers in PDP stronghold State.
Results so far cited as at the time of this report shows Edeoga in early lead.
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