[READ & SHARE] Late lawmaker’s wife wins Abia bye- election Via @iKanzee_RR

UMUAHIA—MRS. Nkemdirim Nwogu-Iheasimuo
of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was
Saturday declared by INEC as the winner of
the bye-election into Aba South state
constituency vacated by her late husband who
died early this year.
Mrs. Nwogu-Iheasimuo polled 1,655 votes to
defeat candidates of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Elder Smart Ebere who polled
313, and Chief Chimobi Apara of All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who got
252 votes.
Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Ajunwa,
commended Abia South constituents for
making the right choice by voting
overwhelmingly for the candidate of the PDP.
Orji also commended them for their mature
and good conduct during and after the
election, promised that the state government
would continue to provide the enabling
environment for voters in the state to exercise
their constitutional rights by voting
candidates of their choice.