Chief Victor Umeh of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared the winner of the Anambra Central Senatorial re-run elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. The returning officer, Prof. Charles Esimone who declared the result on Sunday morning said Umeh having scored the highest number of votes with 64, 878 was the winner of the contest and returned elected.
“I Prof. Charles Esimone certify that I am the returning officer for the Anambra Central Senatorial rerun election. I, hereby, declare that Chief Victor Umeh, having satisfied the conditions of the election and scored the highest number of votes is declared winner and returned elected,” he said.
According to NAN, the senatorial election took place in seven local governments of Anambra including Njikoka, Awka North, Idemili South, Dunukofia, Awka South, Anaocha and Idemili North. According to the report, APGA won in the seven council areas.
The APC candidate was second with 975 votes while Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) came third with 116 votes.
Other parties that got votes were the Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP), 111 votes; Labour Party (LP), 95; National Conscience Party (NCP), 72; Alliance for Democratic Congress (ADC), 57; United Progressives Party (UPP), 55; Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), 48 and Action Congress for Democrats (ACD), 33.
