By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – WHAT may be described as election tsunami has hit the
senate following the recent declaration of the National Assembly
election results which took place last Saturday as some Senators
regarded as ‘big boys’ like Senators Chris Ngige, Smart Adeyemi,
Olubunmi Adetunbi among others lost their bid to come back to the
Red Chamber.
Also on the losing list was the Senate Deputy Leader, Abdul Ningi,
PDP, Bauchi Central who lost his seat to the All Progressives
Congress.
But apart from Senator Ningi, other principal officers like the Senate
President, David Mark who is returning to the senate for the fifth
times, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Minority
Leader, George Akume among others retained their seats.

Senator Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central from the
opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, lost the seat to a
member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Uche Ekwunife of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Smart Adeyemi, Kogi
West, who is one of the prominent PDP Senators lost his seat to
Hon. Dino Melaye, while the PDP candidate from Ekiti North took
over Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi of the APC.
Senator Mark scored 99,538 votes to defeat his opponent of the
APC, Daniel Onje, who scored a total vote of 50,115, while Senator
Enyinnaya Abaribe, PDP Abia South scored 1011433 to beat his
challenger from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, that had
70,502 votes.
Senator Bassey Otu who was forced out of the PDP won the senate
seat for Cross River South, on the platform of the Labour Party
defeating governor Liyel Imoke’s candidate and godfather of
Calabar politics, Chief Geshorm Bassey of the PDP as well as
Senator Banabas Gemade who also lost the PDP primary ticket to
governor Suswan was returned on the APC platform.
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate
President, Uche Anichukwu, said that Ekweremadu, PDP, Enugu
West was declared winner having polled 120,075 out of the 123,286
valid votes cast in the Saturday, March 28 senatorial election.
According to Anichukwu, the result, which was announced at Awgu
Collation Centre by INEC returning Officer, Professor Fab Onah,
showed that 10 candidates contested the election with
Ekweremadu’s closest rival, Honourable (Mrs) Luisa Achieze of
APC, who scored 2,314 votes.
Senator Ekweremadu in his acceptance speech said his election was
a renewal of a political covenant with his people.
He thanked the electorate of Enugu West, the PDP family, clergies,
traditional institutions and his members of staff for standing by him
when the going was tough.
He said, “About six months ago, it was rather difficult for many
people to believe that we would get to this point but eventually, we
are here today. It is another evidence that there is God in heaven
and I give Him all the glory.
“My commitment to Enugu people and Enugu West in particular has
been renewed today. For me, I have the responsibility to serve them
much better. I am conscious of the fact that my primary
responsibility as a parliamentarian is to make laws and to oversight
the executive.
“Also, I am committed to seeing to it that my people are well
catered for by providing infrastructure and attracting projects
generally to Enugu State and Enugu West in particular. I am
committed to empowering the people to ensure they earn a living.”
He, however, stressed that unity of the people, irrespective of
political leanings and disagreements was imperative for accelerated
development, assuring that his representation would accommodate
everyone.
“As for all those who were not particularly in support of my re-
election before now, I bear no grudges. I would like to say that we
are indeed one people and we are going to march together to the
Promised Land; let everybody come and let us work together in the
interest of our people.”






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Just as I expected....



Cc lalasticlala Obinoscopy

We warned Ngige...

Surprises

We cant wait to see Abians massively voting for LP (comrade Emeka Oti Mba) while expectedly rejecting the money-for-vote capitalist ccalled Alex Oti. PDP is dead in Abia for now.
Abians are gonna be the wisest voters come April 11th

I will miss Abdul Ningi so much for his intellectual debate in the hallow chamber.