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Result declared in flawed Nigeria state poll


    AWKA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The incumbent governor of Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state was on Sunday declared the winner of a governorship election which voters, candidates and observers said had been marred by widespread irregularities.

    "Peter Obi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), having satisfied all requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner," chief electoral officer Josiah Uwazuronye announced at the electoral commission headquarters in the state capital Awka.

    (Reporting by Tume Ahemba; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Angus MacSwan)