Two other aspirants, George Ogara and Ifeanyi Nwoga had earlier been declared as having won the gubernatorial ticket in separate primary held by two factional leadership of the party in the state.
But dramatically, the results of the party’s governorship, state and National Assembly primaries held Wednesday and Thursday were released on Friday in Enugu with Senator Eze polling a total of 53, 967 out of the 66,122 votes cast in the rescheduled primaries which was canceled on Monday.
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Eze defeated other four aspirants, among who is a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Ifeanyi Nwoga, to clinch the APC ticket in the direct primaries exercise.
The Chairman of the Enugu State 5- man governorship Primary Election Committee, Professor Moses Momoh, equally announced results of the senatorial primaries.
Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku Nwagwu, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Judiciary Reforms, picked the ticket for Enugu West senatorial zone; former Enugu House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Eugene Odoh picked that of Enugu North while the ticket of Enugu East was won by Uchenna Ezemba.
The House of Representatives primaries in Ezeagu /Udi constituency was won by former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the state, chief Joe Mmamel ; Enugu East /Isi Uzo, Kate Nnamani ; Aninri /Awgu/Oji River, Vin Martin Illo; Nkanu East /Nkanu West, Tony Nwafor; Igbo-Eze South /Nsukka, Ikechukwu Ugwuegede; Igbo-Etiti /Uzu Uwani, Jonathan Chukwuma ; Igbo-Eze North / Udenu, Barth Ugwuoke and Enugu North /Enugu South, Nelson Maduka Alum.
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