The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, has been elected as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State.
The primaries, on Thursday, was held on the premises of the Federal College of Education, Asaba, Delta State.
Omo-Agege, who polled a total of 1,190 votes, was returned unopposed by a total of 1,235 accredited delegates of the party.
He was the sole aspirant in the primaries.
Announcing the results, the APC Returning Officer, Oyibo Nwaneri, declared Omo-Agege as winner having polled majority of the votes cast.
On his victory, Omo-Agege expressed joy over the smooth conduct of the primaries and thanked his supporters and the entire APC family in Delta State.
He said: “Today, the APC in Delta has spoken with one voice.
“We may have had our differences in the past, but we have been able to reconcile ourselves.
“With my emergence as the party flag bearer for the 2023 governorship in Delta, the APC is very determined to take over the reign of affairs in Delta.
“And we are prepared to achieve that with the support of our members and the people of Delta.”
The party primaries was attended by some notable chieftains of the APC in Delta State, including Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and Chief O’tega Emerhor, also a former governorship candidate.
Others included Ngozi Olejeme, a former Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant, who recently defected to the APC.