An opinion survey conducted by an independent opinion research firm, Concept Masters, has tipped Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the likely candidate to win the November 11 Imo Governorship election.
The project director of the firm, Emmanuella Elendu disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, in the survey conducted between 1st and 30th September 2023.
She said: “Out of a total number of 88,564 registered voters who were randomly selected and interviewed across the 27 LGAs in the state, Senator Hope Uzodimma of the APC emerged the most favoured having been voted by 33,763 respondents representing 38.1% of people who expressed their passionate desire to return him to continue steering the Seat of governance for another four years in the state.
“Senator Hope Uzodimma emerged the most favoured in 15 out of 25 LGAs where the survey held and identified the LGAs as Ezinihitte Mbaise, Ideato South, Ihitte/Uboma, Isiala Mbano, Isu, Mbaitoli, Ngor-Okpala and Nkwere.
“Other areas in the net of APC according to the survey include; Njaba, Nwangele, Oguta, Okigwe, Onuimo, Orlu and Oru West LGAs.”
Also, according to the survey: “On the PDP, governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who came second in the overall survey scale with 23,622 respondents representing 26.7% pitching their tent with him as their favorite for the 2023 Imo governorship seat.
The survey also showed that Senator Anyanwu came tops in the following 6 LGAs: Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise, Ideato North, Ikeduru, Ohaji Egbema and Owerri West.
“While on the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu, she said: “Senator Athan Achonu was favoured by 20,891 respondents representing 23.6% he also emerged the favorite in 4 LGAs namely: Ehime Mbano, Obowo, Owerri Municipal, and Owerri North.
It added: “The candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Action Alliance (AA) Tony Ejiogu and retired General Ogunewe were favoured by 4,824 respondents and 3,190 respondents representing 5.4% and 3.6% respectively.”
