Ihedioha Wins Imo PDP Governorship Candidate
Ihedioha Wins Imo PDP Governorship Candidate
The Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has had won the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Imo State.
He won the contest with a total of 1,723 votes to defeat the Senator Samuel Anyanwu, reprensenting Imo East senatorial zone, who came 2nd with a total of 1,282 votes.
The results was announced by the returning officer, Mr Emma Nwala, who expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders that contributed in various ways ensuring success of the electoral process.
“I am most grateful to all security personnel for their commitment to the security of lives and materials all through the night and till this morning.
“Also, I thank all aspirants, delegates and officials for conducting themselves properly.
“With the power vested in me as returning officer, I hereby declare Emeka Ihedioha the winner and flag bearer of the PDP in Imo for the 2019 governorship election,” Nwala he said.
The exercise which was originally scheduled to hold on Tuesday, October 2 started at 4 pm on Monday and ended at 4.30 am on Tuesday at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Centre, Owerri.
The exercise had over 3,000 delegates drawn from the 27 local government areas in the state.
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