Member representing Aguata Federal Constituency Chukwuma Umeoji has been declared winner of another faction of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
The governorship primaries was conducted on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
Umeoji defeated Nweke Chinyere Elizabeth to secure the victory.
At the end of the exercise, the chairman of the APGA electoral committee, Okoli Christopher, disclosed that Hon. Umeoji scored 904 votes, while Nweke Chinyere Elizabeth got 73 votes.
A three-man adhoc delegates were drawn from each of the 326 wards, which came to a total of 978 delegates, number of statutory delegates stood at 160, while total number of delegates came to 1,138.
Number of accredited voters was 1,007, total vote cast stood at 986, with 9 invalid votes.
Hon Umeoji was thereafter presented with a certificate of return.
The APGA gubernatorial candidate in his remarks promised to bring all warring parties together in one accord, saying that he has got all it takes to move Anambra forward and when elected he would build on the legacies of Governor Willie Obiano and surpass the expectation of his people.
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