Just In: Surprise Springs as Labour Party Wins Reps Seat in Anambra
- Hon. Victor Afam Ogene has secured the Anambra state House of Reps seat in the election held on Saturday, April 15
- The candidate of the Labour Party for Ogbaru federal constituency of Anambra Ogene, scored a total of 10,851 votes to defeat his closest rival of the APC candidate Hon. Chukwuka Onyema who scored 10,619
- Meanwhile, the Saturday supplementary election was conducted in 45 polling units in the federal constituency
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Labour Party (LP) candidate for Ogbaru federal constituency of Anambra, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene has recorded a major win as he emerged winner of the constituency poll.
He was declared the winner by the returning officer, Dr Kingsley Ubaorji, a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, after Saturday supplementary election conducted in 45 polling units in the federal constituency, The Nigerian Tribune reported on Sunday, April 16.
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LP wins House of Reps seat in Anambra
Ogene defeated the incumbent representative of the federal constituency, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Chukwuka Onyema and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon. Arinze Awogu who came distant second and third, respectively.
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Hon. Victor Afam Ogene polled a total of 10,851 while Hon. Chukwuka Onyema scored 10,619 votes, Hon. Arinze Awogu bagged 10,155 votes, Daily Trust report also confirmed.
INEC declares winner of Yobe South Senatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State has declared Ibrahim Bomai as the duly elected Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District.
Announcing the result on Saturday, April 15 at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, the INEC returning officer, Abatcha Melemi explained Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 69,596 votes to defeat his closest opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Halilu Mazagane who polled 68,885 votes.
INEC had earlier declared the election in zone inconclusive resulting from overvoting at the Manawachi polling unit in the Fika Local Government Area of the state. Supplementary elections were subsequently held at the affected polling units on Saturday and the winner was declared.
Supplementary election: APC wins another senatorial seat, list of its senators emerge
In another report, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had been declared the winner of the Plateau Central senatorial district rerun election by the returning officer of INEC.
INEC said Diket Plang of the APC defeated the PDP's Yohanna Gotom as well as his counterparts in the Labour Party, Garba Pwul.
The declaration of Plang has increased the number of APC senators in the forthcoming 10th assembly from 57-59 while the PDP and Labour Party still retain their seats.
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