A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has been declared the winner of Imo State governorship election.

Ihedioha, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was declared governor-elect by the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta, Monday night.
Ihedioha scored 273,404 votes to defeat Uche Nwosu of the Action Alliance, AA, who is also a son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha who came second with 190, 364 votes.
Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, came third with 96,458 votes.
Ihedioha, early this Tuesday took to his tweeter page to thank the people of Imo State while assuring them of rebuilding the state.