{"id":39958,"date":"2021-03-28T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=39958"},"modified":"2021-03-28T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T16:23:15","slug":"aba-south-north-bye-election-inec-declares-pdp-winner-over-apcs-kalu-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/aba-south-north-bye-election-inec-declares-pdp-winner-over-apcs-kalu-others","title":{"rendered":"Aba South\/North bye-election: INEC declares PDP winner over APC\u2019s Kalu, others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the Aba North\/South Federal Constituency bye-election, Chimobi Iheanyichukwu Ebisike, has been declared winner of the Saturday polls.<\/p>\n

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC\u2019s Returning Officer, the PDP candidate polled a total of 10322 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mascot Uzor Kalu who scored 3674 votes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m the Returning Officer for the 2021 Aba North\/Aba South Federal Constituency bye-elections held on the 27th day of March, 2021.<\/p>\n

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Action Alliance, AA, MRM and APM were the other political parties that fielded candidates in the election.<\/p>\n

\u201d The election was contested and the candidates received the following votes: AA candidate, 199 votes; Mascot Uzor Kalu, of the APC scored 3674 votes; Akaraka Destiny of APGA polled 1554 votes; Abraham Okonkwo of APM scored 10 votes; Uwando Chima of MRM polled 13 votes; Chimobi Iheanyichikwu Ebisieke of PDP, polled 10322 votes,\u201d the Returning Officer announced on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat Chimobi Iheanyichukwu Ebisike of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the Aba North\/South Federal Constituency bye-election, Chimobi Iheanyichukwu Ebisike, has been declared winner of the Saturday polls. 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