Information reaching us has it that the speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor lost his reelection bid to return to the House of Assembly to represent Ayamelum State Constituency.
He lost to his closest rival Hon. Udemezue Bernard Mmaduaburochukwu of PDP who scored 12,993 while he scored 11,457
The Ruling Party of the State All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA won 16 out of the 30 State Assembly seats and the breakdown are as follows;
1) Anaocha 2: APGA
2) Njikoka 2: APGA
3) Dunukofia: APGA
4) Aguata 1: APGA
5) Aguata 2: APGA
6) Awka South 2: APGA
7) Orumba south: APGA
8) Njikoka 1: APGA
9) Idemili South: APGA
10) Ekwusigo: APGA
11) Ihiala 1: APGA
12) Ihiala 2 : APGA
13) Awka North: APGA
14) Oyi: APGA
15) Anambra East: APGA
16) Anambra West: APGA
17) Onitsha South 1 : LP
18) Onitsha South 2: LP
19) Anaocha 1: LP
20) Onitsha North 2: LP
21) Awka South 1: LP
22) Orumba North: LP
23) Idemili North: LP
24) Onitsha North 1: PDP.
25) Ogbaru 1: PDP.
26) Ogbaru 2: PDP.
27) Ayamelum: PDP
28) Nnewi North: YPP
29) Nnewi South 1: YPP.
30) Nnewi South 2: YPP.
SUMMARY
APGA – 16
LP – 7
PDP – 4
YPP – 3.
The ruling party lost 8 seats as it has 24 seats in the out going House of Assembly.
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That is good news for democracy. Kudos to Soludo appointees.