Victor Umeh Wins Anambra Central For Labour Party, Defeats Ekwunife, Others

The incumbent Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Uche Ekwunife has been defeated in the 2023 election by Victor Umeh.

Naija News reports Umeh who contested for the senatorial seat on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), defeated Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a wide margin.

According to the results announced by the Returning Officer for the Anambra Central Senatorial District election, Professor Chuka Enuka, Umeh polled 103,608, votes to defeat Ekwunife and other candidates.

Giving a breakdown of the results at the INEC office, Professor Enuka said Hon. Dozie Nwankwo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) polled 69,702 votes to come second, Senator Ekwunife came third with 49,532 votes while APC candidate, Chief Kodilichukwu Okelekwe and the YPP’s candidate, Dr Chinedu Umeadi got 8204 and 6909 votes respectively.

Victor Umeh of the Labour Party was thereafter declared the winner having scored the highest number of votes cast in the election and fulfilled all the requirements of the law.