Abia South: Ikpeazu Kisses Dust As INEC Declares APGA’s Abaribe Winner Of Senate Seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe winner of the National Assembly election in Abia South on Saturday.

This seals the chances of PDP candidate and Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu of going to the Senate as his tenure expires May 29.

The Returning Officer for Abia South National Assembly elections, Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi had earlier on Tuesday while addressing the party agents at the collation centre in Aba declared the election inconclusive.

In what appears like a u-turn however, the commission declared Abaribe, a former Senate Minority Leader winner of the election.

The results show Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe of APGA emerging winner with 49,693 while the LP’s Chinedu Onyeizu scored 43,903.

Ikpeazu came a distant third with just 28,422 votes.

For Aba South and North Federal Constituency, she said that the LP’s Emeka Nnamani polled 35,502.

She said that Alex Ikwecheghi of APGA polled 22,465 votes, while the incumbent Rep. Chimaobi Ebisike of PDP scored 13,388 votes.