The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Enugu State 2023 Gubernatorial elections.
He polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival Mr. Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552.
Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr of the All Progressives Grand Alliance party (APGA) came third with 17,983 votes.
Peter Mbah’s emergence as the winner of the Gubernatorial elections affirms Enugu State as a PDP stronghold since 1999.
This means that Enugu is the only State in the South East region that remains under the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party.
The Governor-elect is a maritime lawyer, financial analyst, and politician. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited.
He hails from Owo in Nkanu East Local Government and is a member of the Certified Institute of Public Administration and Management, CIPM.