PDP wins presidential, all NASS seats in Enugu

Moses Oyediran, Enugu

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the presidential and all the National Assembly elections held on February 23, in Enugu state. The party defeated the All Progressive Congress (APC), its closest rival by 355, 553. Declaring the results of yesterday in Enugu at INEC headquarters, the state collation officer for 2019 presidential election in Enugu, Professor Joseph Ahaneku said the results were collated from the 17 local government areas in the state. Ahaneku gave the total number of votes cast and as 451,063 and invalid votes as 30, 049. He gave the total votes garnered by APC as 54, 423. Earlier, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Chimaroke Nnamani and Chukwuka Utazi were announced winners in National Assembly election. Ekweremadu won the Enugu West Senatorial seat in a landslide victory. The Returning Officer, Prof. Douglas Nwabueze, who declared the result, said the Senator polled a total of 86,088 votes to beat his closest rival, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ekweremadu had in his reaction, expressed gratitude to his constituents for re electing him into the Senate for a fifth time.  “I am not taking this election for granted especially by the unprecedented nature of my election. This is the first time within this part of Nigeria that someone would be elected consecutively for five times into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  It has never happened and I am not taking it for granted. I indeed feel very humbled and I give all the glory and thanks to the Almighty God who has made it possible. “I must also thank my friends and associates, the great people of Enugu West – very industrious people, highly civilized people, highly accomplished people, very educated people, who in spite of the fact that I am just a little boy from Mpu have given me this unprecedented opportunity. “Recall also that about a year ago, we went through a lot of storm for the major part of 2018. So, nobody believed that a day like this would come when I would stand for an election and be declared winner. So, only God can make that possible. “I believe that what is expected of us this time is to give back to the society that has given us this opportunity and those that have given us this confidence to ensure that this confidence is not misplaced. So, a lot is lying on our shoulders. I would like to say clearly that we will not disappoint Nigerians”.