[Mhiz Rebecca]

NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has announced Ben Uwajumogu of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) winner of Imo North senatorial district rerun poll
held on July 28.
Uwajumogu received 56,076 votes and defeated Athan Achonu of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has 43, 815 votes.
Arinze Agbogu, the INEC officer, who announced the outcome in
the early hours of July 29, said the results were a summary of
scores of July 23 and that of July 28 exercise.
On July 23 Uwajumogu had scored 48,921 while Achonu of the
PDP received 40, 142 votes which forced INEC to announce the
election inconclusive.
Likewise, the electoral body announced Nkenna Nzeruo of the APC
winner of Oru East state constituency, though Collins Chiji also of
APC was announced winner for Isiala Mbano state constituency.
Uwajumogu told reporters in Owerri that he was highly overjoyed
over the victory, continuing “ my gratitude goes more to Gov.
Rochas Okorocha whose structure helped me to win this
senatorial election’’.
After the emergence of Ben Uwajimogu as Okigwe North Senatorial
district it seems that chances of Senator Ekweremadu to continue
as the deputy Senate president are slim.