The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
declared Ben Uwajumogu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of Imo
north senatorial district rerun election held on July 28.
Uwajumogu scored 56,076 votes to defeat Athan Achonu of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 43,815 votes.
Arinze Agbogu, INEC returning officer for Imo north
senatorial district, who announced the result in the early hours of Friday,
said the outcome was a summation of scores of July 23 and that of July 28 exercise.
Uwajumogu had scored 48,921 on July 23, while Achonu, of the
PDP, scored 40, 142 votes which made INEC to declare the rerun inconclusive.
Agbogu said available data before him showed that Uwajumogu
had majority of lawful votes cast, and therefore returned elected for the Imo
north senatorial district.
Similarly, INEC declared Nkenna Nzeruo of the APC winner of
Oru east state constituency, while Collins Chiji also of APC was declared
winner for Isiala Mbano state constituency.
The two state constituencies’ elections were equally
declared inconclusive due to reported cases of violence that marred the
exercise in some communities in the two areas on July 23.
Uwajumogu told journalists in Owerri that he was highly
elated over the victory, adding “my gratitude goes more to Gov. Rochas Okorocha
whose structure helped me to win this senatorial election.”
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