Akpabio And Umahi Win APC Senatorial Tickets

Former minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district.

Gatekeepers News reports that a former deputy inspector-general of police (DIG), Udom Ekpoudom had initially won the APC Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial ticket.

However, the primary was annulled over alleged irregularities.

Speaking on Thursday night after a rerun, Akpabio said no lawmaker has done what he did for the district between 2015 and 2019.

Akpabio said, “I thank the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district for finding me worthy to be given another opportunity to represent you in the Nigerian senate.

“I recall when you gave me the first mandate in 2015 to 2019, I recall that there is no Senator ever that did the kind of empowerment I did for you.

“I know a lot of projects were done across the ten local government areas, from markets to water projects, to electrification projects, to building of classroom blocks.”

Akpabio was in the race for the party’s presidential ticket but he dropped his bid for Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate.

Also, Governor of Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria, David Umahi has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) rescheduled senatorial primary election for Ebonyi South.

His younger brother, Chief Austin Umahi, had emerged as the winner of the election two weeks ago.

Shortly after he lost, the party cancelled the senatorial primary election for Ebonyi South and rescheduled it for Thursday night.

The rescheduled Ebonyi South APC Senatorial primary election was held at Afikpo North Local Government Council, with Governor Umahi clinching the party’s ticket

Umahi contested the presidential primary of the APC but lost to Bola Tinubu at the party’s convention in Abuja.