A college don, Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, has emerged because the Ebonyi South senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The APC major election which passed off on the council headquarters of Afikpo North LGA, witnessed a heavy presence of safety operatives who condoned the realm to avert disaster and breakdown of legal guidelines and order.
Arogidigba International Journal studies that Ani, who hails from the Onicha Native Authorities Space of the state, is a Professor of Agricultural Extension on the Federal College of Know-how Owerri, Imo State.
Ani was elected because the Ebonyi south senatorial candidate of APC within the forthcoming bye-election going down on 4th February 2024. He’ll fill the vacant place within the Senate on account of the resignation of David Umahi to grow to be the Minister of Works if he emerges victorious.
The chairman of the electoral committee/ returning officer of APC, Mr. Akin Akin-Sehiinwa, mentioned that the Ani scored a complete of 281 votes out of the 285 whole votes forged within the bye-election.
In keeping with him: “Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, having scored the excessive vote forged within the Ebonyi south senatorial Zone bye-election, is hereby declared winner and returned because the senatorial candidate of APC in Ebonyi State.”
The state chairman of the occasion, Stanley Okoro Emegha, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the election, mentioned the first election of APC was free, honest, credible and devoid of rancour.
He said that the selection of Ani to fly the flag of APC was to steadiness the political energy between the 5 LGAs of the zone.
Emegha revealed the preparedness of his occasion to make sure victory within the forthcoming bye-election.
Ani mentioned that the forthcoming bye-election can be credible and clear and that his occasion will win overwhelmingly.