The All Progressives Congress (APC) has grabbed two out of the three senatorial districts in Imo State, leaving one for the Labour Party (LP).
Announcing the results of the February 25 National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said APC won in Imo North (Okigwe Zone) and Imo West (Orlu Zone).
A former lawmaker, Osita Izunaso, staged a comeback, winning the Imo West (Orlu Zone) senatorial district election, having polled 78,349 votes, to beat his closest rival, Charles Ahize of the LP, who got 37,029 votes.
Another former lawmaker, Patrick Ndubueze of the APC, was also declared as winner in Imo North (Okigwe Zone). He scored 57,388 votes to beat his closest rival, Emmanuel Okewulonu of the PDP, who polled 32,377 votes.
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Labour Party’s Ezenwa Onyewuchi was returned elected after scoring 100,631 votes to beat Uche Onyeagocha of the PDP, who garnered 87,229 votes.
Ndubueze lauded the transparency of the polls and expressed gratitude to the electorate for finding him worthy to serve them.
Also, the APC and LP have won seven of the nine House of Representatives’ seats in Edo State. Election was postponed in one Federal Constituency, while the poll was declared inconclusive in the ninth constituency.