By Kamil Opeyemi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Nwifuru as the winner of the March 18 poll in Ebonyi State.
Nwifuru polled 199,131 to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 80,191 and the Ben Odo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who got 52,189.
Nwifuru, who is the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, will be succeeding the current governor in the state, Dave Umahi.
Umahi will end his eight-year two terms by May 29, 2023 and will be part of the 10th National Assembly having won the Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the the February 25 elections.