Sen. Oduah wins Anambra North Senatorial District poll
Anambra, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News Monday, February 25th, 2019Onitsha (Anambra) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah winner of the Anambra North Senatorial District.
He said Mr Emmanuel Chinedu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came second with 59,937 votes while Mr Nelson Onubogu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged third with 11,995 votes.
The Returning Officer said Mr Chinedu Ekwealor of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came fourth with 1,024 votes.
He noted that the election went fine except in some areas were ballot boxes and votes were burnt by hoodlums.
“The election went fine but there were skirmishes especially the one documented in Oyi Local Government Area where votes were burnt,” he said.
Reacting to her victory, Oduah said her re-election for second tenure was prove of God’s love for her and her people.
The Senator, who promised to sustain her quality representation at the Red Chambers, said “it is a duty to further improve the livelihood of the people of my senatorial district.”
She commended INEC on the conduct of the poll, but called for an improvement in the voting process.
“The process is evolving and I believe that sometimes in the near future, we are going to perfect the electoral process, especially where we can all vote from wherever we are.
“That will be the ultimate for INEC,” Oduah said.
(NAN)
wp_posts
Related Posts
- CDS Musa’s visa denial: Tigran Gambaryan of Binance slams Ribadu for attacking Canada
- Canada grants immigration officers power to revoke Temporary Resident visas
- Kemi Badenoch says immigrants must wait 15 years to become British citizens
- Reps propose creation of Etiti, Lagoon, Warri, Okun, 27 other new States
- WHO meets as U.S. withdrawal deals blow to budget
Short URL: https://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=52098