Ms Erhiatake Ibori, daughter of former
Governor James Ibori, Mr Godwin Abigor, Speaker Peter Onwasanya, Mr.
Pius Labo, Elegbete Moses Odibo and Mr Reuben Azeze, were among the
winners at People's Democratic Party, PDP, primaries for the 2015 state
House of Assembly elections conducted, weekend.
Erhiatake won the
Ethiope West constituency battle, said to have been boycotted by other
aspirants, while Abigor polled 23 votes to displace the incumbent
Omawunmi Udoh to grab the Warri South Constituency I ticket and Izeze, a
former student union leader, sailed home unopposed in Ughelli South
constituency.
The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Peter
Onwasanya, won the Oshimili South slot and incumbent member, Mr
Adolphous Ojo shrugged off his opponents to clinch the Ukwuani ticket.
Mr Onwusanya described weekend's PDP primaries as a pointer to the unity of purpose among party members.
He
insisted that the party provided a level playing ground for aspirants
to test their popularity and described the election as peaceful, free
and fair and commended party members for comporting themselves
peacefully throughout the election period.
Mr Friday Osanebi
repeated the same feat in Ndokwa West, polling 49 against his fellow
contestants, Emeke Ozegbe, Ann Izi, Sam Chukwuji, Chike Ugwumadu, who
scored three, two, one and zero respectively.
Mr Kennedy Daubry, Burutu South constituency, emerged for a second term in the primary election held at Tuomo town.
Daubry,
who is the incumbent member representing Burutu South, won the primary
election with19 votes against the other two aspirants, who got 10 votes
and four votes respectively.
Mr. Pius Labo emerged the party's
candidate in Bomadi, in the primaries held at St. Brendan's College,
Bomadi (former Government College).
Amongst those that contested
for the party's ticket were a former chairman of the party in the
council, Labo, who clinched the ticket from the serving member in the
state Assembly, representing the constituency, Oboro Preyor as well as
two female aspirants Eniye Ayaoge and Eniekebi Edein-otu.
Former
Commissioner in charge of Special Duties (Infrastructures), Mrs. Oreze
Esievo emerged the party's flag-bearer in Isoko South and the Deputy
Chief Whip of the House Assembly, Mr Johnson Erijo, was returned
unopposed in Isoko South.
Incumbent Efe Ofobruku won in Uvwie just
as Tim Owhefere emerged in Isoko South and Dennis Omovie in Warri South
Constituency II. Omovie, gunning for a fourth term in the state House
of Assembly received 21 votes to clinch the Warri South II ticket
against Erutega Okumagba, Vincent Okudolo and Jackson Omatsola, who got
five votes put together with Augustine Chike supervising as PDP
Returning Officer.
Former commissioner, Elegbete Moses Odibo and
the DESOPADEC Commissioner, Mr Michael Diden, won in Udu and Warri
North,respectively. Odibo dislodged the incumbent, Ketson Okoro. In the
results announced by the PDP Returning Officer, Mrs. Flora Alatan,
Odibo, polled 30 votes to edge out incumbent Okoro, who got 20 votes
while Isreal Macauley got 12 votes.
In Aniocha North state
constituency, Mr. Uzomah Idabor won the ticket, while Lady Angela Nwaka
picked the Aniocha South ticket. Mr Isaac Ulebor won in Ika South, while
Tony Elekeokwuri triumphed in Ika North East.
It was not clear
who got the ticket yet in Sapele as the Majority Leader of the House,
Chief Monday Igbuya and his fellow contestants found themselves at
contrasting venues during the primaries.
There were parallel
primaries in Sapele, but the Majority Leader of the House of Assembly
Chief Monday Igbuya, told Vanguard on phone, yesterday, that he won.
Returning
Officer in Sapele, Mr. Tobechukwu Okonkwo, has disclaimed reports that
one Chief Felix Anirah was declared the winner of the elections,
insisting that out of 62 accredited voters, 61 delegates voted for the
incumbent lawmaker, Mr. Monday Igbuya, while Anirah scored one vote,
just as the third aspirant, Chief Ayemonor Lucky, scored zero. Vanguard
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