By Ugochukwu Eke.
The governor of Abia state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has emerged as the candidate for the 2019 governorship election of the state under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the party primary held in Umuahia.
Announcing the result in the primary which the governor was the sole candidate, the Chairman of the Governorship election committee, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi said that Ikpeazu polled a total of 1991 votes to emerge the winner.
Dokpesi said a total of 2350 delegates were slated for the exercise but 2207 were accredited.
He said 23 votes were voided . However, 193 could not be accounted for judging by the figures declared by Dokpesi, and no explanations were given concerning the discrepancy.
In his acceptance speech, Ikpeazu thanked the delegates for giving him another opportunity to flag the PDP flag and seek renewal of his mandate at the general poll.
He promised to consolidate on the gains of his administration if re-elected in 2019, adding that his administration had so far done well and declared that 70 out of the 120 roads he embarked upon had been completed.
The Abia governor also said that three bridges including the first ever flyover in Aba had been built, while 611,000 children have been returned to school.
The Governor who said he intends to create 60,000 jobs between now and next five years boasted that Abia had become the “SME capital of Nigeria “.
Ikpeazu who expressed the confidence he would sweep the main poll in 2019 boasted that “no body will steal his mandate “.
Who is who in Abia PDP including former Gov. Theodore Orji who also won his ticket to run for a second term as senator representing Abia Central district and other serving National Assembly members from the state.
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