Angela Mbaocha, Abakaliki
There is confusion in Ebonyi All Progressives Congress, (APC) as the party holds parallel governorship primary in Ebonyi State.
A faction of the party led by Governor David Umahi conducted it’s election at the Pa Ngele Township Stadium, Abakaliki, while the other faction led by The Elias Mbam, held its Congress at the Campaign Office of the Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, located at Mile 50 Abakaliki.
At Elias Mbam Campaign Office, the Returning Officer, Egwu Inya Akanu-Oti, said that the RMFAC Chairman, Elias Mbam, emerged winner with 741 votes, the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, got 3 votes while the former Senator for Ebonyi Central, Julius Ali Ucha, scored 4 votes.
While at the Township Stadium, the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Honourable Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, emerged as the governorship candidate of APC in Ebonyi State.
Nwifuru scored a total of 743 to defeat four other Governorship Aspirants who stood for the election in the State.
Mrs Rosemary Ofoke Nwogbaga who emerged second got 63 votes, while Senator Julius Ali Ucha, who came third scored 22 votes.
RMFAC Chairman, Chief Mbam, scored 10 votes and Sir Edward Nkwegu got 8 votes, and a total of number of 8 votes were declared invalid.
A total of 855 delegates from the 171 electoral wards that make up the state participated in the exercise at Pa Oruta Ngele Township Stadium Abakaliki.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security agencies were at the Pa Ngele Township Stadium, Abakaliki to monitor the exercise.
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Prof. Adebayo Emmanuel, who announced the results, expressed happiness over the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
Adebayo also commended all the participants in the primary election for showing high level of transparency and orderliness throughout the exercise.
