The Young Progressives Party, YPP, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of giving $5,000 to each of the 329 wards across the state to buy votes, which saw Pastor Umo Eno as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State.YPP was the only party that refused to sign the result sheet presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at Udo Udoma, Uyo, on Sunday, where Eno was declared the governor-elect, with claims that the el...

The phrase "Akwa Ibom is PDP, PDP is Akwa Ibom" had previously been freely used by Governor Udom Emmanuel and other PDP supporters in the state.Since the beginning of democratic rule in 1999, PDP has not only maintained successive control of Akwa Ibom State, but has also been successful in electing presidential candidates there in the elections of 2015, 2019, and 2023—even though its candidates were unsuccessful at the national level in each of those years.On the ot...

The State collation officer for Akwa Ibom state has declared Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has the winner of the presidential in the state. The declaration was made late yesterday night in Uyo at the collation centre.Below is the break down of the results:Bola Tinubu (APC): 160620 votesPeter Obi (LP): 132683 votesAtiku Abubakar (PDP): 214012 votes