The Independent National Electoral Commission,(INEC) has declared the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly and governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Francis Nwifuru the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
The state Returning Officer, Professor Charles Igwe, Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) declared Nwifuru winner at the State Collation Centre in Abakaliki the state capital.
Igwe said Nwifuru polled a total of 199,131 votes to beat his main challengers, Chief Ifeanyi Odii of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Professor Bernard Odoh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who scored 80,191 and 52,189 votes respectively.
