Chimaobi Ebisike of the People’s Democratic Party has emerged Winner of the Aba North and South Federal Constituency bye election held yesterday.
Declaring the result, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Returning Officer for the constituency, Professor Fidelis Okpata of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State announced that Chimaobi Ebisike of the PDP polled 10,322 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu who scored 3,674 votes.
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Candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Destiny Nwagwu, and the Action Alliance candidate, Okey Prestige, polled 1,554 and 199 votes respectively to come a distant 3rd and 4th.
With this, Ebisike, the immediate past commissioner for Special duties, will replace Late Ossy Prestige, at the House of Representatives.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
