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2023 elections: Orji Uzor-Kalu re-elected as senator in Abia state
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2023 elections: Orji Uzor-Kalu re-elected as senator in Abia state

by  Jerrywright Ukwu 1 min read

The Chief Whip of the Senate and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Abia North Senatorial district election, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, has been declared the election winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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Punch newspaper reports that the former governor polled a total of 30,805 votes to defeat his closet rival, Nnamdi Iroh of the Labour Party, who polled 25,540 votes, while Chief Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party got 15, 175 votes

The returning officer for Abia-North, Chinedu Nnamdi, declared Kalu the winner having polled the most valid votes cast.

Kalu had defeated Ohuabunwa with over 10,000 votes in the 2019 general elections when he was first elected into the Senate.

Source: Legit.ng

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.

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