Nigeria: Late Lawmaker's Wife Wins Abia Bye-Election

18 August 2014

UMUAHIA--MRS. Nkemdirim Nwogu-Iheasimuo of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was Saturday declared by INEC as the winner of the bye-election into Aba South state constituency vacated by her late husband who died early this year.

Mrs. Nwogu-Iheasimuo polled 1,655 votes to defeat candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Elder Smart Ebere who polled 313, and Chief Chimobi Apara of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who got 252 votes.

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