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Amaechi’s ally, Tonye Cole, Gov Zulum, Omo-Agege win APC tickets in Rivers, Borno, Delta
A Lagos-based businessman, Tonye Cole, on Thursday won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Rivers State.
Cole, who is a close associate of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, polled 986 votes to defeat four other aspirants in the exercise held in Port Harcourt.
The other aspirants are – Ojukaye Flag Amachree (190), Seconte Davies (47), Ibinabo West (43), and Bernard Mikko (2).
Senator Magnus Abe, who did not show up at the venue of the election, got one.
The Chairman of APC Governorship Primaries Election in the state, Larry Odey, who announced the result, said 1,308 delegates were accredited for the election.
He added that 1,295 cast their votes with 12 votes voided.
In Borno, Governor Babagana Zulum won the APC governorship ticket in the state.
The Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee in the state, Uba Maigari, declared Zulum as winner of the election at the end of the exercise held in Maiduguri.
He said the governor emerged unopposed being the only aspirant in the election.
Maigari added that 1,422 delegates were accredited while 1,411 voted and endorsed the governor through voice vote.
In his acceptance speech, Zulum thanked the delegates and other stakeholders for the confidence reposed in him and promised not to disappoint them.
1,190 delegates voted for the sole aspirant for the ticket while one invalid vote was recorded.
A total of 1,235 delegates from the 25 local government areas of the State were accredited for the primary election that was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Monday Udoh-Tom.
Chairman of the electoral committee, Oyibo Nwaneri, declared Omo-Agege as the party’s candidate after the primary election conducted in Asaba, the state capital.
Declaring the results, the returning officer, Nwaneri noted that the election had one contestant unopposed, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
“The winner of this election is Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who scored 1,190 valid votes out of a total accredited delegates of 1,235.
“This is to certify that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, having scored the highest number of valid votes is hereby declared winner of this primary election,” she declared.
Reacting, Omo-Agege applauded the APC faithful, and thanked all party officials and members for the confidence reposed in him.
