The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has dismissed the petition filed by Mr. Chris Uba of the People’s Democratic Party against the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission over the February 23, 2019 senatorial election in the Anambra South Senatorial District of the State.
It will be recalled that on February 25, 2019, The chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Ubah, won the Anambra South Senatorial ticket on the platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) polling 87,081 votes.
Dr. Ubah, a former governorship candidate in the state, defeated his closest rival, Chris Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 62,462 votes.
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Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, polled 51,269 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Andy Uba, got 13,245 votes.
Announcing the result at the collation center in Nnewi North local government area, M.N Umenweke, the returning officer, said Dr. Ubah emerged the winner out 26 candidates who contested for the ticket.
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