Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has opposed the declaration of Enyinnaya Abaribe as the winner of the Abia South senatorial election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday announced that the incumbent lawmaker won with 49,693 votes.
Chinedu Onyeizu, the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, secured 43,903 votes while Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 28,422 votes.
Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi, the Returning Officer, also announced LP’s Emeka Nnamani won Aba South and North federal constituency with 35,502 votes.
On Wednesday, the governor stated that INEC should not have declared his rival in the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, the winner.
He wondered why a declaration was made after the commission confirmed polls were not conducted in 108 polling units in Obingwa, Aba South and Abia North.