Obiano’s wife floors husband’s former Chief of Staff to win APGA Senate Ticket

By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, on Sunday defeated he husband’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili, to emerge the Anambra North senatorial flag bearer of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

Mrs Obiano, polled 152 votes against Odili’s 120 votes.

Former commissioner for sports in the state, Tony Nnacheta and one Onwuteaka Sam Jnr both scored 2 votes out of the 276 total vote cast at the poll held at the Chuba Ikpeazu stadium, Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state.

The Returning Officer for the election, Mr O. Ikenna, who declared Mrs Obiano winner having scored highest number of vote cast, commended the contestants and delegates.

Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano would be contesting the 2023 general elections with the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Stella Odua; Hon.Tony Nwoye of Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Nelson Onubuogu of All Progressive Congress (APC).