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INEC Declares APGA Candidate Winner of Anambra Central Re-Run Election

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8 years ago

January 15, 2018

Chief Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has won the Anambra Central Senatorial District re-run election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The senatorial election took place in seven local governments of Anambra State.

These are Njikoka, Awka North, Idemili South, Dunukofia, Awka South, Anaocha and Idemili North.

APGA won in the seven council areas in the result announced by INEC early Sunday morning.

Announcing the final result, Prof. Charles Esimone, the Returning Officer, said Umeh, having scored the highest number of votes with 64,878, was the winner of the contest and returned elected.

Esimone, who is Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, said the total number of registered voters in the seven local government areas were 745,828, out of which 67,872 were accredited

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