THERE was wild jubilation in the camp of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State, Saturday night after its candidate, Mr Clement Jimbo was declared winner of the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal constituency seat by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Jimbo’s win has brought the number of House of Representatives seats won by the APC in the State to two, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won seven (7).
Clement Jimbo won the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal constituency by scoring a total of 22, 225 votes to defeat the serving member seeking a re-election and candidate of the PDP, Mr. Aniekan Umanah who scored 20, 793 votes.
Recall that the APC also won the Ikot Ekpene federal constituency seat in the State during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly polls.
The Ikono/Ini federal constituency according to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC) in the State, Dr Cyril Omorogbe was cancelled following the disruptions and violence that marred the Saturday Re-run exercise held in 17 polling units in Ikono local government area.
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After Jimbo was declared winner of the Saturday supplementary election, thousands of the party supporters trooped to the Uyo residence of Senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio to celebrate their victory.
