The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chief Whip of the Senate and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, winner of the Abia-North senatorial election held on Saturday.
According to the electoral umpire, the former Governor of Abia State polled a total of 30,805 Votes to defeat his major opponents, Senator MAO Ohuabunwa of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 15, 175 votes, and Nnamdi Iroh of the Labour Party who polled 27,540 votes.
Declaring the result at the Ohafia collation center, INEC’s Returning Officer for Abia-North, Mr. Chinedu Nnamdi said Kalu, satisfied the constitutional requirement of the election to be returned elected s Senator of the district.