Anambra rerun: Ekwunife wins again -

Uche Ekwunife

 ...ACN candidates too
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia Federal Constituency, Uche Ekwunife in the early hours of yesterday affirmed her earlier victory in the constituency election last April when she was declared the winner of the rerun election held on Wednesday.

 Ekwunife’s victory came just as the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for Idemili South State Constituency, Mr. Ebele Obi was declared winner of the rerun election in the constituency.
 According to the result of the rerun election announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Emeka Ezeonu, Ekwunife polled a total of 29,005 votes to again beat her closest rival and ACN candidate, Mr. Dozie Nwankwo, who scored 21, 948 votes.

 The other candidates in the election, which Prof. Ezeonu promptly declared Ekwnife winner having met the requirements are Prince Emeka Eze of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 9,198; Obiora Igwedibia, Accord Party (AP), 2,624; Ikenna Anekwe, ADC, 334; Mike Igwilo, ANPP 250; Ezeaku Nnaemeka, CDC 121; Kingsley Uguome, CPC 228; Kingsley Okafor, LP 78; Aniefo Sonny NMDP 18 and Rebecca Njilika, PPA 121 votes respectively.