Politics
BREAKING: Delta APC faction declares Pat Utomi gov candidate
Political economist , Prof Pat Utomi , has been declared winner and candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2019 governorship election in Delta State .Utomi emerged the torchbearer of the APC at a parallel governorship primary organised by the Chief Cyril Ogodo -led factional State Working Committee of the party in Asaba, the state capital .
The exercise which started on Sunday ended in the early hours of Monday following the declaration of results by the returning officer , Elder Favour Adibor in Asaba on Monday.
Utomi polled 2 , 486 votes to defeat three other aspirants for the governorship ticket of the APC at the primary which was generally peaceful.
The former Speaker of the State House of Assembly , Engr . Victor Ochei, polled 801 to come a distant second while Dr . Cairo Ojougboh , a former National Deputy Chairman ( South -South ) of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 368 to come third .
Chief Great Ogboru came fourth with 106 votes . A total of 3 , 755 votes were cast by delegates.
However , as of the time of filing this report, the second parallel governorship primary which is also holding in Asaba by the Prophet Jones Erue faction has started counting delegates’ votes .
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