Professor Onyabuchi Chukwu who resigned as the Nigeria’s minister of health to contest the governorship of Ebonyi state under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been felled by the state Deputy Governor, Engr. Dave Umahi. The Deputy Governor emerged today as the party’s flag bearer for the 2015 elections IN party’s primaries conducted in the State.
The primaries which took place at the Abakaliki Township Stadium was contested by eight governorship aspirants, including Engr. Dave Umahi, Engr. Paul Okorie, Dr. Aja Nwachkwu, Chief Hycinth Ikpo, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Chief Michael Ude Udumanta, Senator Offia Nwali and Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu (absent) who were present till the end of the exercise.
Announcing the results of the primaries that had 592 delegates, the Chairman of the gubernatorial electoral panel and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose declared the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State who polled 541 votes as the winner and gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the 2015 general election.
In a remark, the winner 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 may have wronged him in the course of the whole exercise.
Umahi said that his priority would be to improve the living standard of the people of the State.
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