APC Clears Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats In Imo LG Election

Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been declared winners of all the 27 local government chairmanship and 305 councillorship seats in the Imo council elections.

Charles Ejiogu, the Chairman of Imo State Independent National Electoral Commission, declared the result of the election at the commis­sion’s headquarters in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Monday.

Ejiogu said the election was con­ducted in line with the state electoral laws and guidelines, and was credible, free and fair.

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He said: “All the candidates of APC have been officially declared winners as councilors-elect and ex­ecutive council chairmen-elect.

“The elections took place across 305 electoral wards and 27 local gov­ernment areas (LGAs) in Imo State”, Ejiogu said.

The newly elected chairmen from the 27 LGAs are: Ngor-Okpala – Chika Ibekwe; Owerri West – Victor Osigwe; Ehime Mbano – Chief Uche Nwodu; Aboh Mbaise – Iheukwumere Ala­ribe Henry; Onimo – Emeka Paul Obi; Owerri Municipal– Chidiebere Emereibe; Ezinihitte Mbaise – Chin­edum Nwachukwu; Owerri North – Lucky Abaraonye; Oru West – Ikenna Adikibe; Njaba – Vitalis Ugo Obi; Ikeduru – Justice Nzeh; Mbaitoli – Ifunanya Nwanegwo; Nwangele – Paul Duru; Oguta – Ifeanyi Nani; Orlu – Chris Mbarie.

Others are Osu – Friday Iba­kaeme; Isu – Kenneth Uka; Nkwere – Emmanuel C.; Ideato South – Oke­chukwu Okwara; Oru East – Nnamdi Okwaraigwe; Ohaji/Egbema – Mar­cellinus Amadioha; Ideato North – Chukwunonso Okwaraeke; Obowo – Obioma Johnson; Isiala Mbano – Chika Okoroike; Ahiazu Mbaise – Larry Obinna Chikwe; Okigwe – Nkechi Mbonu, and Ihitte Uboma – Obioha Ndukwe.