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| Description: The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) during the party’s primaries conducted Monday. The primaries which took place at the Abakaliki Township Stadium was contested by eight (Cool governorship aspirants including, Engr. Paul Okorie, Dr. Aja Nwachkwu, Chief Hycinth Ikpo, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Chief Michael Ude Udumanta, Senator Offia Nwali. Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, former minister of Health and some factions loyal to Governor. Martin Elechin, however, did not take part in the primaries. Announcing the results of the primaries that had 592 delegates, the Chairman of the Ebonyi gubernatorial electoral panel and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose declared that the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State who polled 541 votes as the winner and gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the 2015 general election. Other members of the Electoral Panel include: Barr Chineneye Oji, Hajia Hauwa Kida, the PDP state Chairman, Hon. Onwe Joseph Onwe and Hon. Deinma Iyalla. In a remark, the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State thanked God for his victory at polls stressing that his loyalty to Governor Martin Elechi remained intact even as he asked the Governor to forgive him in any way he (Umahi) must have wronged him in the course of the whole exercise. According to Umahi, his priority would centre on improving the living standard of the people of the State. The exercise ended peacefully without any reported case of violence and disruption of peace across the State. |
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