Former Chief of Staff to the Imo State Governor, Uche Nwosu, on Saturday, defeated Senator Hope Uzodinma and the state Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere to emerge the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2019 general election.
Nwosu garnered a total of 269,428 votes to beat his closest rival, Engr. Chucks Ololo, who polled 6,428 votes in the rescheduled governorship primary.
Uzodinma had 2,729, while Madumere polled 2,646 votes to take the 4th and 5th positions respectively.
A total of nine aspirants contested for the party’s ticket, they include Sir George Eche, Chucks Ololo, Peter Gbujie, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Uche Nwosu, Chris Nlemoha, Jude Ejiogu, Eze Madumere and Chima Anozie.
Nwosu was returned as the governorship candidate yesterday at about 3:20am, by the Governorship Primary Election Committee headed by Ibrahim Agbabiaka alongside 11 others.
There were reports that some of the aspirants boycotted the exercise but, Agbabiaka while declaring the results said that all the nine governorship aspirants participated in the primary election.
Nwosu in his speech shortly after being declared winner dedicated the victory to all the aspirants, adding that it was victory for the party and the state.
He enjoined the other aspirants to work with the party to ensure victory at the general election, stating that, “we are all winners and we should come together and prepare for the main election. I will soon commence consultations with my brothers that contested with me to see ways we can work together to give our party victory”.
Meanwhile the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, clinched the Senatorial ticket for Imo West, polling a total of 141,127 votes to defeat a serving Senator, Hope Uzodimma, who scored 1,359 votes and former APC National Organizing Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso who got 24 votes.
In the other Senatorial seats, Imo North, Nnamdi Obiaraeri pulled 67,438 to win the Senator currently representing the zone, Benjamin Uwajumogu who polled 5,743 votes.
In Imo East Senatorial district, Emma Ojinere floored the other two contestants with 41,562 votes.
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source, The Nation Newspapers
