RAYMOND OZOJI
The Deputy Speaker of the 7th Legislature of Anambra State, Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike, has humbled the incumbent Federal lawmaker representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in the election preparatory to the 10th National Assembly.
Declaring the results on Monday at the Ihiala Local Government Headquarters INEC collation centre, the Returning Officer Prof. Anthony Okoye, said Paschal Agbodike, who contested the constituency election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), polled a total of 5,709 votes to beat the incumbent Ifeanyi Chudi Momah, who contested the same election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and scored 2,554 votes.
Agbodike also defeated Hez Okonkwo of the Labour Party who got 3,536 votes. Other candidates Agbodike defeated include ADC who got 12 votes, APC 351 votes, NNPP 22 votes, SDP 16 votes, YPP 1313 and ANPP scored only 2 votes.
Meanwhile Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike is currently the House of Assembly Committee Chairman on Screening and Election Matters of the 7th legislature of Anambra state and also represents Ihiala 2 State Constituency.
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE What residents of Ijegun described as a bizarre incident has landed a 46-year-old…
DR EJIKE CHUKWU Imo State’s progress depends on the people closest to the grassroots. Traditional…
BY TUNDE RAHMAN When the 2023 presidential election results were announced, many analysts and commentators…
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State is gaining fresh momentum as welfare, grassroots reorganization and…
Internet personality, Isaac Fayose has taken a swipe at the former governor of Delta State,…
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 40-year-old woman, Ifeoma Chianumba, was on Monday before a Magistrate Court sitting…