Hon. Chidi Obetta, representing Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency in House of Representatives has emerged as party candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) during primary election for 2027 general elections.
Announcing the result of the primary election on Saturday at Government Field Nsukka
Mr. Omeje Ejiofor, the Returning Officer of Nsukka/Igboeze-South APC primary election said two aspirants contested for the election Hon.Silas Agbara and Hon. Chidi Obetta.
Omeje said Agbara scored 622 votes in the election while Obetta scored 35,076 votes to emerge victorious.
” As the Chairman of the APC Committee Primary Election for Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency, I hereby declare Obetta winner of the primary election, having scored the highest votes and satisfied all requirements, he is hereby declared the Candidate of APC in the constituency for 2027 general elections.
“I thank all APC people in Nsukka and Igboeze-South Federal Constituency for ensuring peaceful, free and fair election,”he said.
In their separate remarks, after the announcement of the result, Chairmen of Nsukka Local Govenment Council and Igbo-Eze South Local Government Council Chief Jude Asogwa and Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze respectively, commended the peaceful , free and fair conduct of the primary election in the constituency
They said there is no winner and there is no loser because APC is one family but party faithful gave Obetta mandate today to be their candidate in 2027 general elections as in future it may be given to another person.
They council chairmen described the primary election as transparent, credible, free and fair as option A4 was used to conduct the election
In his acceptance speech, Obetta who scored 35 076 to emerge victorious, thanked President Bola Tinubu for always ensuring internal democracy in the party nationally and Gov Peter Mbah for ensuring internal democracy in all party activities in Enugu State.
“I commend President Tinubu and Gov Mbah for ensuring internal democracy as well as commend them for their numerous achievements in the country and in Enugu State.
“I say big thank you to all party faithful in the constituency for this confidence and trust they have in me and I promised that their trust and confidence would not be taken for granted.
“This mandate would enable me to continue to give purposeful, democracy dividend loaded and effective representation to people of Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency in National Assembly,”he said.
Our Correspondent report that, the primary election was monitored by officials of INEC.