By; PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Wife of the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Dr. (Mrs) Ebelechukwu Obiano on Sunday, defeated her husband’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili, to emerge the Anambra North senatorial flag bearer of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Mrs Obiano, polled 152 votes against Odili’s 120 votes.
Former commissioner of sports in the state, Tony Nnacheta and one Onwuteaka Sam Jnr both scored 2 votes out of the 276 total votes cast at the polls held at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state.
The Returning Officer for the election, Mr. O. Ikenna, who declared Mrs Obiano winner having scored highest number of votes cast, commended the contestants and delegates.
Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano would be contesting the 2023 general elections with the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Stella Odua; Hon.Tony Nwoye of Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Nelson Onubuogu of All Progressives Congress (APC).
