Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has won the All Progressives Congress fresh primary election for Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone ticket for the 2023 elections.
He was declared winner on Sunday by the Chairman of the APC electoral panel, Prof Emmanuel Adebayo Kehinde.
According to Kehinde, five contestants participated in the fresh election that took place at the Afikpo North Local Government Area headquarters.
Aside Umahi, others contestants include Austin Chukwu Umahi, Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, Mrs Ibiam Margret Ezenwanyi, and Mrs Chiko Elizabeth Nwakaego.
While declaring the results, Professor Kehinde said that Umahi pulled a total of 260 votes to emerge the winner of the election.
He announced that Ezenwanyi scored three votes, Nwakaego scored five while seven votes were invalid.
It was learnt that Governor Umahi and his younger brother, Austin Chukwu Umahi, came first and second respectively, while Agom-Eze had zero votes.
Meanwhile, Umahi’s younger brother was said to have boycotted the exercise.