LP Candidate, Kelvin Chukwu Defeats Senator Chimaroke Nnamani [Video]

LP Candidate, Kelvin Chukwu has defeated Senator Chimaroke Nnamani.

Newsone reports that the former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has lost his reelection bid in Enugu East Senatorial district to Labour Party candidate, Sir Kelvin Chukwu.

This online news platform understands that LP candidate Kelvin Chukwu polled 69,136 votes to beat Chimaroke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 48, 701 votes.

This online news understands that Kelvin Chukwu replaced his brother, Oyibo Chukwu, who was murdered a few days before the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. Sir Kelvin Chukwu is the younger brother of Oyibo Chukwu

On the other hand, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the district, Adaku Ogbu-Aguocha, came a distant third with 8,548 votes.

The Returning Officer for the election, Joachim Omeje, declared the result of the Saturday election on Sunday evening. March 19, 2023.

Newsone Nigeria reports that Senator Nnamani, popularly called Ebeano, had elicited controversy when he publicly supported the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, over the candidate of his PDP, Atiku Abubakar. That led to his expulsion from the PDP which he declared illegal.

Saturday’s senatorial election was earlier billed to hold on 25 February. Still, it was postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to 18 March after the former LP candidate, Oyibo Chukwu, was killed by gunmen in the state, about two days before the exercise.

The INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu explained that the exercise was “countermanded” to allow the LP to nominate another candidate for the district within 14 days. The decision was in line with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Law, Mr. Yakubu said.

The slain LP candidate Oyibo was later replaced with his younger brother, Kelvin, who has now won the Enugu East Senatorial district election on the platform of the Labour Party.

There were reports in the area that the PDP candidate, Senator Nnamani, had congratulated the LP candidate on his victory in the election. But Newsone Nigeria could not independently verify the report.

Watch the moment LP Candidate, Kelvin Chukwu defeated Senator Chimaroke Nnamani…

The moment Sir Kelvin Chukwu retired Chimaroke Nnamani permanently and declared winner of Enugu East Senatorial election 😁😁 pic.twitter.com/HB5oZr7b6k

— Chief Ikukuoma (@IkukuomaC) March 19, 2023