After a keenly contested gubernatorial primaries which lasted two days and all tgrough the night. Dr. Tony Okechukwu Nwoye, a medical doctor and current member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Anambra East/West Constituency has beaten 10 other aspirants to emerge the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to fly the party’s flag in the November 18, 2017 Anambra Governorship election. News Express earlier reported that he had taken an unassailable lead in the vote count.

When the curtain was drawn on the exercise on Sunday afternoon at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, Nwoye polled a total of 2,146 votes to beat his closest rival, Senator Andy Uba who polled 931 votes.

Political watchers had earlier predicted a four-horse race of the leading candidates including Tony Nwoye, Senator Andy Uba, Chief George Moghalu and Engineer Barth Nwibe but in the end it was an easy run for Nwoye.

The venue and the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, where the accreditation of delegates from the 21 local government areas of the state was held from noon yesterday, witnessed heavy presence of police and civil defence personnel deployed there to maintain law and order.

The primary election was supervised by a committee headed by Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima.

Incumbent Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, had earlier in the month of August secured the ticket of APGA to fly their flag in the elections while Chief Osita Chidoka grabbed that of the UPP and Mr. Godwin Ezeemo that of PPA.

Breakdown of the APC guber primaries total vote scores

Paul Chukwuma – 110 votes

Nonso Madu – 21 votes

George Moghalu – 525 votes

Barth Nwibe – 414 votes

Mike Nwike – 20 votes

Tony Nwoye – 2,146 votes

Chike Obidigbo – 22 votes

Donatus Okonkwo – 10 votes

John Bosco Onunkwo – 85 votes

Senator Andy Uba – 931 votes

Uchendu Adaobi – 1 vote

Obinna Uzor – 17 votes

NOTE: 31 invalid votes were recorded.

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