Politics

Ihedioha emerges Imo PDP gov candidate

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6 years ago

October 2, 2018

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives , Emeka Ihedioha, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Imo .Ihedioha won the contest with a total of 1 , 723 votes to defeat the Senator representing Imo East senatorial zone , Mr Samuel Anyanwu , who came 2 nd with a total of 1 , 282 votes .
Announcing the results, the returning officer , Mr Emma Nwala , expressed gratitude to all stakeholders who contributed in various ways to the success of the electoral process .

“ I am most grateful to all security personnel for their commitment to the security of lives and materials all through the night and till this morning .

“ Also , I thank all aspirants , delegates and officials for conducting themselves properly.

“ With the power vested in me as returning officer , I hereby declare Emeka Ihedioha the winner and flag bearer of the PDP in Imo for the 2019 governorship election , ” Nwala he said .

The exercise which was originally scheduled to hold on Tuesday , October 2 started at 4 pm on Monday and ended at 4 . 30 am on Tuesday at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Centre , Owerri .

The exercise which was largely peaceful , hitch – free and transparent had over 3 , 000 delegates drawn from the 27 local government areas in the state .

( NAN )