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.
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