Mr Onofiok Luke, Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (PDP) has emerged the winner of Saturday’s Etinan Federal Constituency election.
Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Prof. Isongesit Solomon, said on Sunday that Luke polled 44,830 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Dan Akpan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 15,800 votes.
Addressing his supporters on Sunday after being declared winner by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Etinan, Luke commended President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping to his words of ensuring that the election was free, fair and peaceful.
Luke also commended INEC and security agencies for efforts in guarding electoral materials.
He assured his supporters and Akwa Ibom people of his readiness to offer them a dependable voice in the National Assembly.
He said: ”I will justify the confidence reposed in me by the masses.”
Luke dedicated his victory to God, his family, PDP and his supporters.
Etinan Federal Constituency is made up of Etinan, Nsit Ibom and Nsit Ubium LGAs.
INEC declares PDP winner of Eket Federal Constituency, A’Ibom
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Patrick Ifon, the House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Eket Federal Constituency election held on Saturday.
Announcing the results, the Returning Officer, Prof. Bassey Antia of the University of Uyo, said that Patrick Ifon polled 61, 580 votes to defeat his closest rival Akpabio Kufre of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 11, 263 votes.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the results was announced at Eket Senatorial District Collation Centre on Monday.
Addressing his supporters, Ifon, the Eket federal constituency member elect, thanked the constituents for being steadfast in their quest to ensure the people’s will prevailed.
“This is a collective victory in the face of threatening assertions by the opposition.
“It is a victory attributed to God, the people and a proof that Akwa Ibom is PDP, ” he said.
He commended INEC for the peaceful process but decried the malfunctioning of the card readers that disenfranchised a lot of eligible voters from voting.
“I commend INEC for the peaceful process but I urge them to do better during the Governorship and State Assembly elections,“ he said.
Ifon promised his constituents a better representation, saying since the victory was a collective one, the representation would as well be collective.
He further charged the electorate not to be deterred in replicating the same love shown to him to the Governor and all State Assembly candidates of the PDP on March 9.
Eket Federal Constituency is made up of Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Ibeno.