SaharaReporters reports that the All Progressives Grand Alliance and the Peoples Democratic Party have taken the early lead as the result collation of the Anambra State governorship election commenced.
Although the election was largely marred with poor logistics from the Independent National Electoral Commission, the results collation had begun in some polling units which managed to go on with the voting.
From information gathered, the result from the polling unit 8, Ward 1, Anaocha local government area showed that the APGA recorded 40 votes and the PDP 11 while the ruling All Progressives Congress got only 8 votes, the Young People Party and the African Action Congress had 2 and 1 votes respectively.
Also, at the polling unit 002, St. Michael’s Onyiuke II, Ward 03, Nimo, Njikoka Local government area, out of a total number of 352 registered voters, only 49 were accredited and allowed to vote. From the 49, the APGA got 24 votes, PDP 11 and APC 13. Meanwhile, the Young Progressive Party had only one vote.
At the polling unit, 012, Ward 2, Onitsha North Local government, APGA had 25 votes PDP, 30 and APC, 10.
From the polling unit 09, Ward 1, Anaocha Local government area, the APGA had 36 votes; APC: 9; PDP: 6; ADP: 3; LP: 1 and three invalid votes.