The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Nwifuru, winner of the March 18 poll in Ebonyi State.
Nwifuru polled 199,131 to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 80,191, and the Ben Odo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who got 52,189.
Nwifuru, Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, is an ally of the incumbent governor, Dave Umahi, who will proceed to the National Assembly as representative of Ebonyi South Senatorial District, after his eight-year two terms as governor ends on May 29, 2023.