BREAKING... Ebonyi State: Prof Ani Emerges APC Candidate for Ebonyi South Senatorail District Ahead Feb 3rd By-election
From Oko OMAKA (Abakaliki)
Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani has been declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ebonyi South Senatorial District senatorial by-election slated for February 3, 2024.
Prof. Ani scored a total of 281votes out of 285 votes with 4 voided ballots at the just-concluded party primaries held at Afikpo North local government Secretariat.
Announcing the result, the chairman of the electoral panel, Akin Akinsehinwa disclosed that the primary was conducted in accordance with the Electoral Act and the constitution of the APC.
He started that Prof. Ani went unopposed as Mrs Ann Agom Eze, one of the aspirants who indicated interest after purchasing form to run for the seat, failed to return it and never appeared for screening.
Ani was the consensus candidate of APC and all other stakeholders who during one of the meetings zones it to Onicha, where Ani hails from.
Recall that there was a declaration of vacancy of Ebonyi South seat in the Senate sequel to the resignation of Sen. David Umahi from the Senate, after his appointment as a minister.
Anthony Okorie Ani, is a professor of agricultural extension at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Imo State.
