Breaking: Setback for Peter Obi as INEC Announces Winners of Anambra By-elections
Anambra state - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as winners of the by-elections for the Anambra South Senatorial District and the Onitsha North Constituency of the State House of Assembly held on Saturday, August 16.
The electoral body announced the two results on Sunday, August 17, in Onitsha and Nnewi local government areas, respectively, according to Vanguard.
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APGA's Nwachukwu wins Anambra South senatorial seat
INEC's returning officer in Nnewi, Prof. Frank Ojiako, declared Chief Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA the winner of the Anambra South Senatorial seat.
According to him, the APGA candidate polled 90,408 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Azuka Okwuosa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 19,847 votes.
Donald Amangbo of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) emerged third with 2,889 votes.
"I hereby make the declaration that Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected," Ojiako was quoted as saying.
Legit.ng recalls that the death of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South in the Senate from July 2023 to July 2024, necessitated the conduct of the by-election.
APGA's Azikiwe wins Anambra Reps seat
INEC also declared Ms Ifeoma Azikiwe the winner of the Anambra House of Assembly, Onitsha North Constituency 1 by-election.
Prof. Ibiam Ekpe, INEC's returning officer for the election, announced the results in Onitsha. According to him, Azikiwe of APGA scored 7,774 votes to defeat her closest rival and the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mrs. Justina Azuka, who polled 1,909 votes.
He stated that the candidates of the APC, Ezennia Ojekwe, and the Young Progressives Party, Njideka Ndiwe, scored 1,371 and 655 votes, respectively.
The seat became vacant after the former lawmaker, late Justice Azuka, was kidnapped and subsequently killed. Ms Azikiwe will serve out his remaining two years.
How Peter Obi campaigned for ADC candidate
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, urged his supporters to vote for the ADC in the by-elections in Anambra and other states.
In a post shared on his X page on Thursday night, August 14, Peter Obi, a member of the ADC-led coalition, said his decision was due to the LP having no candidates recognised by INEC on the ballot amid the party's internal crisis.
“Kindly note that the Labour Party has no candidates recognised by INEC due to the internal crisis. I humbly urge every member of the Obidient and COPDEM families to go out and vote for the coalition political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in their respective states," he said.
Source: Legit.ng
