Alex Otti reacts as INEC declares him Abia governor-elect

The Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti has spoken on his victory in last Saturday’s governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Otti the winner of the poll .

Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party, defeated his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emerge winner.

The Labour Party candidate scored 175, 467, while Ahiwe polled 88,529.

The electoral umpire had suspended the collation of results for 48 hours.

Reacting, Otti praised God for his victory at the poll.

Tweeting via his verified Twitter handle, Otti wrote: “See what the lord has done.”

He thanked Abians for electing him and he promised to deliver on his promises.

He added that issues contained in his manifesto will be fully attended to.