By Dave Ukah
A business mogul, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Odi, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP for the 2013 poll in Ebonyi.
Odi secured 349 votes while his closest rival Mr Christian Usolor got nine votes, at the Primaries held on Sunday at the party’s state secretariat in Abakaliki
The Electoral Panel Chairman Olalekan Rotimi, declared Odi the winner having polled highest number of valid votes to defeat other five contestants.
“Therefore, I, Olalekan Rotimi having been conferred with the power to chair this panel hereby declare Chief Ifeanyochukwu Odi having polled the total highest number of valid votes and having met all the requirements winner of the primary election.
“The exercise was counted openly and witnessed by agents of the aspirants, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders,” Rotimi said.
In his acceptance Chief Ifeanyichukwu Odi thanked the delegates and the party for electing him to carry the party’s flag and promised to lead PDP to victory in the 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi.
He pledged to work with every member of the party to achieve victory.
Mr Silas Onu, factional chairman of the party commended the party delegates for peaceful and orderly conduct in the exercise.
However, a faction of the party loyal to Chief Tochukwu Okorie had earlier at a news conference in Abakaliki announced that the primary elections in the state had been cancelled on the directive of the national leadership of the PDP.
The faction noted that the date for the primary election would be announced in due course.
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