The chances of the member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Uchenna Elodimuo to retain his position at the Green Chamber was thwarted on Saturday following his defeat at the Rerun Election organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in line with the order of the Court of Appeal, by the Candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Hon Peter Uzokwe.
Official results from the Rerun announced by INEC showed that votes from various Wards in Nnewi secured a resounding victory for the YPP Candidate. Breakdown of the results collated after Saturday’s Rerun showed that the YPP Candidate won in Otolo Ward 1, Otolo Ward 2, Otolo Ward 3, Uruagu Ward 1, Uruagu Ward 2, Umudim Ward 1, Umudim Ward 2, as well as in Nnewichi Ward 1 and Nnewichi Ward 2, while the Candidate of APGA was only able to win in Uruagu Ward 3.
Further breakdown of the result in the three local government areas of the Federal Constituency showed that the YPP Candidate won the election after defeating the APGA Candidate heavily in Nnewi North Local Government Area by polling seventeen thousand one hundred and twelve votes while APGA polled eight thousand seven hundred and fifty votes in the Local Government.
However, the APGA Candidate won in Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Local Government Areas but the votes from the two local government areas were unable to override YPP votes in Nnewi North and consequently, failed to retain a seat for the APGA candidate at the Green Chamber. In Nnewi South Local Government Area, APGA polled five thousand six hundred and fourteen votes while YPP polled two thousand four hundred and sixty-eight votes, and in Ekwusigo Local Government Area, APGA polled eleven thousand and forty-eight votes while YPP polled five thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight votes.
The total votes cast in Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Local Government Areas which are the three local government areas of the Federal Constituency showed that the Candidate of YPP, Honourable Peter Uzokwe, a former President-General of Ozubulu community polled twenty five thousand five hundred and eighteen votes to emerge winner while the current member representing the Federal Constituency and APGA Candidate, Hon Uche Elodimuo lost his seat after polling twenty five thousand four hundred and twelve votes.
Also, in Orumba North and Orumba South Federal Constituency Rerun Election, YPP thwarted the hope of the PDP Candidate, Hon Okwudili Ezenwankwo to replace the current member representing the Federal Constituency, Princess Chinwe Nnabuife at the Green Chamber. Princess Nnabuife who was also the Candidate of YPP in the Rerun polled a total of fourteen thousand four hundred and ninety-six votes to retain her seat and defeated Hon Ezenwankwo who polled a total of thirteen thousand and eighty-seven votes. Further breakdown of the result showed that APGA Candidate Eze Kanayo Eric came third with ten thousand four hundred and seventy-nine votes while Ugochukwu Nkiru Ebere of the Labour Party came fourth with six thousand four hundred and sixty-four votes.
Reacting to the results, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, CON, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District which is the Senatorial District of the Federal Constituencies in which the Rerun Elections took place thanked the President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for promoting free and fair election in the Senatorial District. Senator Ubah also appreciated INEC for their professionalism and urged the winners to be humble in victory and work with other contestants for the betterment of their constituencies and Anambra South Senatorial District.
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