PDP’S MBAH DEFEATS LP’S EDEOGA TO WIN ENUGU GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mbah is the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It was a tight contest as Mbah scored 160,895 votes to defeat Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552.
Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third with 14,575 votes.
“That Mbah Peter Ndubuisi of Peoples Democratic Party, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” declared the Returning Officer, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo-Iwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike.
Mbah is the anointed candidate of the incumbent governor and PDP G5 member, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi whose two terms of eight years end on May 29, 2023.
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