The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Prof. Anthony Ani, winner of Saturday’s Ebonyi South Senatorial by-election in the state.
Ani of the APC won with a total of 46,270 votes, defeating his closest rival, Ifeanyi Eleje of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who garnered 3,513 votes.
Silas Onu of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 2,783 votes while Mr Linus Okorie of the Labour Party scored 2,710 votes in the election.
The Returning Officer for the Ebonyi South Senatorial election, Eze Uchechukwu, disclosed this on Sunday in Afikpo Local Government Area of the state.
According to Eze, Prof. Ani, having certified by the law, is declared the winner and returned elected.
The returning officer earlier announced that a total votes of 56,363 were cast, while 695 votes were rejected.
