July 31, (THEWILL) – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has won the rescheduled Ebonyi South All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial primary election.
The election was rescheduled in obedience to the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abakaliki.
Declaring the result of the primary poll, which took place at the Headquarters of Afikpo North local government area of the state on Sunday, Chairman of the electoral panel, Emmanuel Adedayo, said Governor Umahi scored 250 votes to defeat his immediate younger brother, Austine Umahi, who scored 10 votes.
According to the election panel Chairman, Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, who appealed the judgement of the Abakaliki Federal High Court, scored zero votes.
His words: “Total number of voters 285, total number accredited 275; total votes cast 275. Valid votes 268, invalid votes 7.
“Augustine Chukwu Umahi scored 10 votes, Mrs Ann Nwanyibuife Ago-Eze scored zero votes, David Nweze Umahi scored 250 votes, Mrs Miriam Ezenwanyi scored three votes, Chukwu Elizabeth Nwakaego scored five votes.
“Based on the power imposed on me by the All Progressive Congress APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, I, Emmanuel Adebayo Kayode, hereby declare David Nweze Umahi winner of the primaries having scored 250 votes.”
The election was conducted by a five-man electoral committee chaired by Prof Emmanuel Adebayo Kayode.
According to Prof. Kayode, the election expected to be contested by five cleared aspirants, was later contested by four aspirants as Mrs Ann Nwanyibuife Agom-Eze boycotted the election.
The contestants included: Austin Chukwu Umahi, David Umahi, Mrs Ibiam Margret Ezenwanyi and Mrs Chiko Elizabeth Nwakaego.
Delivering his acceptance speech, Governor Umahi thanked the entire people of Ebonyi South for electing him as their senatorial candidate for the 2023 general election.
He then assured them that the ticket will create room for better things ahead.
“I want to thank the entire people of Ebonyi State. This ticket is a very strong ticket, which many are leaning on and that is why someone is working with PDP to distract us.
“I want to assure you all that this ticket, even the devil knows it goes beyond Senator and David has never lost a battle”, he said.
However, the election witnessed the presence of prominent stakeholders of the state and heavy security, including the members of the state executive council.
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