Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, has been declared the winner of the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Minister winner of the election in the early hours of Monday.
The returning officer for the senatorial district, Professor Anthony Udoh, confirmed the result.
He said that the former Minister Niger Delta Affairs satisfied all conditions to be declared the winner having polled 115,401 valid votes.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, came second with 69,838 votes.
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