The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has won the Ikono/Ini federal and the Ibiono Ibom state constituency rerun elections in Akwa Ibom state.
The election, which was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, February 4, witnessed pockets of skirmishes.
In the results announced Saturday night by Nabie Jude, Collation Officer for the Reps rerun, the YPP candidate Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo polled a total of 24,050 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Dr. Glory Edet, who got 17,232 votes for the Ikono/Ini federal constituency.
Nabie Jude declared: “Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo of the YPP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner.”
Similarly, Godwin Ayi, Collation Officer, announced Moses Easien, also a candidate of the YPP, as the winner of the Ibiono-Ibom State constituency rerun polls also held on Saturday.
