Politics
LP’s Ezea Defeats Gov Ugwuanyi To Cling Enugu North Senatorial Seat
The candidate of the Labour Party for the Enugu North Senatorial District, Okechukwu Ezea, has defeated the Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in the senatorial race.
The announcement was made on Monday by the Returning Officer for the election, Chukwuemeka Ubaka, at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nsukka Local Government Area headquarters.
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While Ezea polled a total of 104,492 votes, Ugwuanyi came second with 46,948 votes.
The All Progressives Congress candidate for the district, Ejike Eze, garnered 6,816 votes to come a distant third.
Mr Ubaka, a professor, said Mr Ezea was declared the winner in the exercise because he “justified all the requirements of the law” having scored the highest number of votes in the election.