NigeriaDecides2023: Gov Umahi wins Ebonyi senatorial election; PDP, LP win Reps seats
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has been declared the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial district.
The INEC Returning officer, Augustine Ogugua Egwu of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, announced the results in Afikpo North LGA headquarters. He declared that Mr Umahi, having scored the highest votes cast to defeat his opponent, hereby stands elected as the winner of the senatorial election.
Mr Igariwey, a PDP lawmaker, who is the Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation polled a total of 24,649 votes, while Mr Chima got 11,296 votes.2023: Tinubu needs Rivers’ votes, not logistics support, Umahi tells Wike Also, the House of Representatives candidate of the Labour Party, Nkemkanma Kama, was declared winner of the Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo federal constituency election.
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