Chinedu Obidigwe, the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate was on Sunday announced winner of the Anambra East and Anambra West Federal Constituency poll.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Josephat Ogbuagu, of the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, announced the result at INEC office at Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Ogbuagu disclosed that Obidigwe polled 28,657 votes to beat other contestants.
He said that Anichebe Nwoye of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 9, 574 to come second while Mr Paul Chukwuma of All Progressives Congress scored 4,926 to place third.
Ogbuagu said that the candidate of APGA, Obidigwe having scored the highest votes cast was hereby declared winner and returned as the winner of the elections.
This followed conclusion of polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission and announcement of results of the Federal Constituency Elections for Anambra East and Anambra West held on February 23.
Ogbuagu said that 35 political parties took part in the elections and said that All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, scored 28, 657, People’s Democratic Party PDP, 9, 574, All Progressive Congress APC 4,926 among others.
He said that a total of 1,039 persons were registered voters in the area and that valid votes recorded for the elections was 24,096 while total vote cast was 25, 454 and total number of votes was 93,883 with 26,670 been the accredited voters.
Prof Dennis Aribodor of Department of Parasitology of faculty of Natural Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka was the collation officer for the elections.
Party agents, Obiorah Nnaemeka of the APC, Emeka Nzekwe of the PDP and Julius Chukemeke of APGA signed the result sheets for their political parties saying that they accepted the results as true reflection of what happened in the elections.
In his acceptance speech, Obidigwe the winner of the election commended the voters of Anambra East and West for giving him another opportunity to serve the constituency and assured them of quality representation.
Obidigwe appealed to candidates of other political parties who contested the seat with him to come on board so as to serve the constituency well.
He said that Anambra Governor, Dr Willie Obiano, was doing all possible best to make the state economically viable and needed the support of federal legislators to make the state better.
Obidigwe said that he would work with the state government to make Anambra and the constituency great.
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