APC Wins Ebonyi South Senatorial Re-run

Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki

The APC candidate in the Ebonyi South senate rerun, Prof. Anthony Ani, has been declared winner of the bye-election.
Announcing the result in Afikpo Local Government Area of the state, the Returning Officer, Eze Uchechukwu, said, Ani won with 46,270 votes, to defeat his closest rival, Ifeanyi Eleje of APGA who got 3,513 votes.

The PDP candidate, Silas Onu polled 2,783 votes while Mr Linus Okorie of the LP scored 2,710 votes in the election.
Governor Francis Nwifuru, has congratulated Ani on his victory in the election.

The governor, in press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Monday Uzor, described the victory of Ani as a testament of the people’s implicit confidence in the candidate and the All progressive Congress.