Akpabio wins senatorial election in Akwa Ibom

Professor Anthony Udoh, the senatorial district's returning officer, declared Akpabio the winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District election, stating that the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs met all requirements to be declared the winner after receiving 115,401 valid votes.

Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, the candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), finished a distant second with 69,838 votes.