An Abuja-based Lawyer, Silas Onu has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for next month’s bye-election for Ebonyi South Senatorial zone displacing Senator Amah Nnachi.
Mr Ama Nnachi represented the zone from 2019 to 2023 and was the candidate of the party for the 2023 general election but lost to former Governor David Umahi.
The Chairman of the electoral Committee, Lekan Rotimi made this known at the end of the party primary election held at the party’s Afikpo local government
Secretariat on Monday.
According to Rotimi, Mr Onu, polled 143 votes out of the 144 votes cast while one vote was declared invalid.
The election was monitored by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials.
The seat became vacant following the appointment of Senator David Umahi as Minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Silas Onu commended the electoral committee for an unbiased officiating of the election.
He thanked the delegates for electing him to fly the party’s flag.
Onu then called on all party members to support him to win the election even as he expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious.
Mr Onu will contest for the seat with All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Anthony Ani who emerged at the weekend from the party’s own primaries.
The other major opposition party, Labour Party however produced Hon. Linus Okorie and Nwabueze Nwachukwu as parallel candidates from two parallel primaries on Sunday.
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