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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election conducted in Abia State after polling 161,005 votes across the 17 local government areas of the State.
He defeated his only challenger, Stanley Osifo, who scored 1,007 votes.
Announcing the result at the APC secretariat in Umuahia, the APC presidential election Returning Officer for Abia State, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, said the exercise was peacefully conducted across the State.
“At the end of the voting exercise, aspirant Stanley Osifo scored 1,007 votes, while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored 161,005 votes in Abia State,” Kalu declared.
He thanked security agencies and party members for ensuring that the exercise was peacefully conducted.
Mr Ejiofor Emeje, the head of the presidential monitoring team, INEC officials, Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, were present during the result declaration.
APC primary: Tinubu floors lone challenger in Abia, scores 161,005 votes
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