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Anambra Holds Seemingly Peaceful primaries With Pockets Of Crisis

Results from the constituencies in the House of Assembly Primary elections of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) which was held across Anambra State yesterday pointed to a near peaceful conduct of a political primaries  as results begin to trickle-in from the field.
Though, reports from Ekwusigo, Ekwulobia and Aguata LG primaries does not reflect what seems to be a peaceful conduct of a transparent election, where hundreds of youths and aged were carrying placard in protest of what they tagged as imposition on candidates and presentation of a different delegate list against the supposed list for the election.
Some Party stakeholders buoyed to contest the result in court, knowing well that they were disenfranchised by the new delegate list and were not able to cast their vote for the aspirants of their choice.
Aside these, other places visited recorded peaceful conduct of the election, at the elections in Awka South 1 State Constituency held at the Barbhill Hotels, Nnamdi Okafor emerged winner with 30 votes followed by Ikebudu with 16 votes.Dr. Tim Ifediora polled 48 votes to emerge winner in Njikoka 1 Constituency election held at Abagana while the second and third runner-ups scored 9 and 7 votes respectively. Also at Njikoka 2 Peter Ibida emerged with 31 votes ahead of Ify Onyebunu who scored 27 and
Lilian Okosi who scored 18 votes.
The Primaries at Anaocha 2 state Constituency was also peaceful as Hon Ejike Ugochukwu polled 36 votes to beat others to the APGA ticket.
Also, the elections at Onitsha South 2 (Odoakpu Constituency) and Awka South 2 Constituency adjudged to be very free and fair had Hon Linda Ifeanyi (Ikpeazu) and Hon Harford Oseke returned as the duly elected candidates.
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