The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mimi Azikiwe, has emerged the winner at the just concluded Onitsha North Constituency 1 by-election….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Azikiwe recorded a landslide victory with 7,774 votes to secure the seat in the State House of Assembly.
The returning officer, Professor Ebien, declared Azikiwe the winner and returned her elected to replace the late Justice Azuka who was abducted and killed by armed men in 2024.
The late Azuka’s spouse, Justina, was vying to complete her deceased husband’s tenure under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). However, she came behind Azikiwe with a total of 1,909 votes.
The by-election was mainly a contest between the APGA and ADC candidates. APGA secured over 60 per cent of the votes to consolidate its position as the ruling party in the state.
Meanwhile, the All Progressive Congress (APC) came third with 1,371 votes; the Young Progressive Party (YPP) followed with 655 votes; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had 17 votes and the Labour Party had 14 votes.
Earlier, Governor Soludo had commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring the prompt arrival of electoral materials.
Soludo voted at his polling unit, Ofiyi Square 002, Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state.
“I am quite impressed with the conduct of the election. There is also an impressive turnout. Everybody is going about voting peacefully.
“I want to thank INEC for being on top of their game as usual. Basically, everything is going well. No rancour, no fighting,” he had said.
Soludo, however, accused the APC governorship candidate of beating the Commissioner for Environment, Felix Odimegwu, with thugs in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area.
Soludo said the information was one of the pieces of feedback he got from the field….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
