Anambra speaker loses re-election bid to PDP’s Abuchi Udemezue
Uchenna Okafor, Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly has lost his re-election bid for Ayamelum Constituency seat, following his loss in Saturday’s State Houses of Assembly election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. George Onwudiwe, declared the result in Ayamelum on Sunday.
Mr Onwudiwe said that Abuchi Udemezue of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 12,993 votes to defeat Mr Okafor of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who polled 11,445 votes.
“That Mr Abuchi Udemezue of PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,” he said.
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