APGA candidate wins House of Reps seat in Ebonyi

News Agency Of Nigeria 17:45 - 16 April 2023

Nwobosi was declared winner after a keenly-contested election against his PDP and Labour Party candidates.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the rerun election for Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency in Ebonyi.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Augustine Ibegbu of Alex Ekwueme University, declared APGA candidate, Joseph Nwobosi as winner, on Sunday.

According to Ibegbu, Nwobosi won with 11,890 votes to defeat his closest rival, Emmanuel Nwite of PDP, who got 11,150 votes and Chinedu Oguta of Labour Party, who garnered 8,076 votes.

Meanwhile, Chibuike Nwanchor, the state Publicity Secretary of APGA, has congratulated Nwobosi for the victory and urged party members to continue to work together.

According to him, better days are ahead for the party.