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Ebonyi Guber: Nwifuru Wins APC Ticket

Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has won the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State.

Chairman of the Electoral Committee for the APC primary election in the state, Prof. Adebayo Emmanuel declared him the winner after announcing that he polled 743 delegate votes to defeat other aspirants in the exercise conducted on Thursday at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium Abakaliki, the state capital.

Nwifuru got 743 out of the total 854 votes cast. His closest rival was Rosemary Ofoke, who got 63 votes.

Other aspirants are, Julius Ali Ucha, 22 votes, Elias Mbam Nwalem, 10 votes, and Edward Nkwegu, 8 votes. There were 8 invalid votes.

Nwifuru is the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly.

Victor Ezeja

Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.

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