INEC declares APC’s Hyacinth Alia winner of Benue gov’ship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benue State has declared Hyacinth Alia winner of the just concluded governorship election held on Saturday March 18, 2023.

Mr Alia, a Roman Catholic priest and APC governorship candidate in Benue State polled a total of 473,933 to beat his closest rival the current speaker of the State house of assembly Titus Uba who polled 223,913

State collation officer Faruk Kuta made the declaration at the INEC headquarters in Makurdi the state capital.

Hyacinth Alia won 17 out of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state leaving the PDP with 9 local government Areas.

However INEC in a statement have rescheduled Elections for Kwande local government for Tuesday, 21st March, 2023. This year.

2023 Benue Governorship Election Result:

1. Ankpa, 11RAs

Reg voters:66,720.

Accre voters: 17,435
APC: 7,925
LP: 465
PDP: 7,806

VALID VOTES: 6,520
Rejected votes: 485
Total voted cast: 17,005

2. Gwer West, 15 RAs

Reg Voters: 74,563
Accre voters: 26,333

Votes by parties
APC: 10,947
LP: 1,509
PDP: 13,609

Valid votes: 26,155
Rejected Votes: 175
Votes cast: 26,330

3. Logo, 10RAs

Reg Voters: 114,100
Accre voters: 33,114

Votes by parties
APC: 15,574
LP: 296
PDP: 16,385

Valid votes: 32,582
Rejected Votes: 509
Votes cast: 33,091

4. Ado LGA, 10RAs

Reg Voters: 83,199
Accre voters: 14,811

Votes by parties
APC: 8,662
LP: 308
PDP: 4,379

Valid votes: 14,355
Rejected Votes: 448
Votes cast: 14803

5. Gwer East LGA, 14 RAs

Reg Voters: 99,851
Accre voters: 34,111

Votes by parties
APC: 20,083
LP: 1,272
PDP: 12,085

Valid votes: 33,601
Rejected Votes: 283
Votes cast: 33,924

6. Agatu LGA, 10RAs

Reg Voters: 64,315
Accre voters: 18,407

Votes by parties
APC: 7,482
LP: 216
PDP: 9,934

Valid votes: 17,943
Rejected Votes: 464
Votes cast: 18,407

7. Obi LGA, 12 RAs

Reg Voters: 69,126
Accre voters: 17,759

Votes by parties
APC: 9,897
LP: 1185
PDP: 6,267

Valid votes: 17,519
Rejected Votes: 240
Votes cast: 17,759

8. Ukum, 13 RAs

Reg Voters: 142,119
Accre voters: 39,425

Votes by parties
APC: 28,503
LP: 439
PDP: 9,418

Valid votes: 38,640
Rejected Votes: 785
Votes cast: 39,425

9. Tarka LGA, 10RAs

Reg Voters: 55,464
Accre voters: 20,939

Votes by parties
APC: 16,422
LP: 175
PDP: 3,748

Valid votes: 20,632
Rejected Votes: 299
Votes cast: 20,931

10. Buruku LGA, 13 RAs

Reg Voters: 129,696
ACCRE Voters: 46,418

Votes by parties

APC: 34,713
LP: 1,155
PDP: 9,513

Valid Votes: 45,937
Rejected Votes: 470
Votes cast: 46,407

11. Katsina-Ala LGA, 12 RAs

Reg Voters: 168,318
Accre Voters: 42,189

Votes by parties

APC: 34,347
LP: 178
PDP: 6,716

Valid Votes: 41,669
Rejected Votes: 520
Votes cast: 42,189

12. Gboko LGA, 17 RAs

Reg voters: 249,636
Accre voters: 77,230

Votes by parties
APC: 53,985
LP: 1,493
PDP: 18,773

Valid votes: 75,316
Rejected votes: 1261
Votes cast: 76,577

13. Ohimini LGA, 10RAs

Reg Voters: 46,713
Accre voters: 15,918

Votes by parties

APC: 7,233
LP: 973
PDP: 6,785

Valid votes: 15,751
Rejected Votes: 157
Votes cast: 15,908

14. Guma LGA

REG Voters: 114,054
Accre voters: 38,889

Votes by parties

APC: 15,371
LP: 535
PDP: 22,083

Valid votes: 38,239
Rejected Votes: 505
Votes cast: 38,744

15. Ushongo LGA, 11 RAs

Reg Voters: 11769
Accre voters 43228

APC: 31946
LP: 913
PDP: 8879

Valid votes: 38,239
Rejected Votes: 505
Votes cast: 38,744

Valid votes: 42656
Rejected Votes: 566
Votes cast: 43221

16. Ogbadibo LGA, 13 RAs

Reg Voters: 72,231
Accre voters: 16,242

Votes by parties
APC: 7,627
LP: 405
PDP: 6,032

Valid votes: 15,843
Rejected Votes: 399
Votes cast: 16,242

17. Oju LGA, 11 RAs

Reg Voters: 110,166
Accre voters: 28,576

Votes by parties
APC: 17,245
LP: 1,611
PDP: 8,811

Valid votes: 28,142
Rejected Votes: 433
Votes cast: 28,575

APC: 133,407
PDP: 71,363
LP: 5930

18. Makurdi LGA, 11RAs

Reg voters: 305,600
Accre voters: 76,026

Votes by parties

APC: 56,432
LP: 3,792
PDP: 12,329

Total valid vote – 74565
Rejected votes: 1,343
Total vote cast – 75908

19. Vandeikya LGA, 12RAs

Reg voters: 163,980
Accre voters: 62,105
Rejected Votes: 605

Votes by parties
APC: 46,786
LP: 129
PDP: 12,988

Total valid votes :61,492

Rejected vote : 605

Total vote cast : 62,097

20. Otupko LGA, 13RAs

Reg voters: 149,987
Accre voters: 37,567

Votes by parties
APC: 19,430
LP: 2187
PDP: 12,834

Total valid votes :36,890

Rejected vote : 658

Total vote cast : 37,556

22. Okpokwu LGA, 12RAs

Reg voters: 76,366
Accre voters: 19,544

Votes by parties

APC: 9,326
LP: 1,039
PDP: 8,634

Total valid vote – 19,303
Rejected votes – 221
Total vote cast – 19,524

APC: 473,933
PDP: 223,913
LP: 41,881

From 22 LGAs.