Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has recorded overwhelming result in his home state, Anambra despite glaring opposition from notable politicians in the state.
Prof. Nnenna Oti, the state collation officer, while declaring the results in Awka, said that Obi polled a total of 584,621 votes to defeat other candidates.
The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, scored 9,036 votes to come second, while Prof Peter Umeadi of APGA got 7,388 votes to come third. APC got a little over 4000 votes.
However, Senator Victor Umeh, the former national chairman of APGA, who was denied the ticket of the party and had to contest on the platform of LP, won the election for Anambra Central senatorial zone, defeating the incumbent senator, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife.
Similarly, a former member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tony Nwoye of LP floored the wife of the former governor of the state, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano who was the APGA candidate for Anambra North, as well as another incumbent senator, Mrs Stella Oduah.