The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has been announced as the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial district.
Mr. Umahi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, got a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of the Labor Party (LP) who got 25,496 votes and Eleje of APGA who got 11,398 votes.
The INEC Returning Officer, Augustine Ogugua Egwu of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, announced the result at Afikpo North LGA headquarters. He announced that Mr. Umahi, who had scored the highest number of votes to defeat his opponent, was hereby declared the winner of the senatorial election.
Also, the member representing Afikpo North/South federal constituency, Ebonyi State, in the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has defeated his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Eni Chima.
Mr. Igariwey, a PDP member of parliament, who is the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Allocation Committee with a total of 24,649 votes, while Mr. Chima got 11,296 votes.
The results were announced at the constituency headquarters in Afikpo North.
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Mr. Igariwey, a two-term member of parliament, is seeking re-election for a 3rd term in the House of Representatives.
Also, the Labor Party House of Representatives candidate, Nkemkanma Kama, was declared the winner of the Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo federal constituency elections.
Kama polled a total of 19,921 votes to defeat his nearest rival from APC, Fidelix Igboke, who polled 14,231 votes, while the PDP candidate, Livinus Makwe polled 7,506 votes to come third.
The INEC Returning Officer, Onu Omaka, who announced the results, said that Mr. Kama, having met all legal requirements, is hereby declared the winner of the election.
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