The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Anthony Ani, has emerged victorious in Saturday’s Ebonyi South Senatorial by-election in the state.
Ani secured a landslide victory with 46,270 votes, defeating his closest rival, Ifeanyi Eleje of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who garnered 3,513 votes.
Silas Onu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polled 2,783 votes, while Mr. Linus Okorie of the Labour Party (LP) scored 2,710 votes in the election.
The Returning Officer for the Ebonyi South Senatorial election, Eze Uchechukwu, announced these results on Sunday in Afikpo Local Government Area of the state.
According to Eze, Prof. Ani, having met all legal requirements, is declared the winner and duly elected.
The returning officer earlier reported that a total of 56,363 votes were cast, with 695 votes rejected.
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