
The immediate past Chief of Staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Okey Ahiwe, has been elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State.
He polled a total of 469 to defeat his closest rivals, the Deputy Governor of the State, Ude Oko-Chukwu and Lucky Igbokwe who scored 12 votes each.
A former House of Assembly Member, Sampson Orji polled 11 votes while a former chairman of the party, Emma Nwaka Had No Vote.
According to Chairman of the Abia PDP primary election and Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, the election became necessary following the death of the party’s initial candidate, Uche Ikonne.