INEC declares PDP Candidate, Ebisike, Winner of Aba By-election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election, Mr Chimobi Ebisike, the winner of the Saturday polls and returned him elected.
He polled a total of 10,322 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, chief Mascot Uzor Kalu who scored 3,674 votes.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance and Action Alliance were the other political parties that fielded candidates in the election.
The returning Officer Prof. Fedelis Okpata, said, ”The election was contested and the candidates received the following votes: AA candidate, 199 votes; Mascot Uzor Kalu, of the APC scored 3,674 votes; Akaraka Destiny of APGA polled 1,554 votes; Abraham Okonkwo of APM scored 10 votes; Uwando Chima of MRM polled 13 votes; Chimobi Iheanyichikwu Ebisieke of PDP, polled 10,322 votes.”
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