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Chief Sylvester Okonkwo clinches PDPAnambra Central Senatorial Primaries Ticket. by OdenigboAroli(m): 6:43am On Dec 12, 2014
There was jubilation in Awka, Anambra State yesterday as Chief Sylvester Okonkwo, won the Anambra Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial primary conducted in the state.

Sylvester Okonkwo, who enjoys massive support and popularity of party members across the senatorial district, polled 183 votes out of the 321 total votes cast. The closest aspirant to Sylvester Okonkwo, Chief Okelekwe Boniface scored 40 votes; while Senator Annie Okonkwo got 38 votes, Uche Ekwunife scored 25 votes to trail behind.

In all the PDP Senate primaries held in the country on December 7, 2014, the Anambra Central Senatorial District proved to be one in which some Abuja-based pundits got it all wrong. After the last count of the votes cast by the delegates, it was clear that the desire and clarion call by delegates and major stakeholders in the district came to bear on the decision as Chief Sylvester Okonkwo floored all other candidates.

There was a mild drama during the exercise as Uche Ekwunife, who had sent text messages calling on some “woman leaders to come out and vote for her” was chased out of the venue by faithful PDP members who alluded that she was a stranger to the PDP.

“This is one on those who will easily decamp to APC immediately she is elected, she has no party discipline. She has done this severally in the past where she won election on PDP platform and jumps out to the opposition as soon she wins. This we will never accept again,: one of the stakeholders said.

Meanwhile, Ekwunife has declared herself as a candidate thereby creating crisis in PDP Anambra State chapter after she escaped from Anambra State yesterday when irate PDP youth faithful threatened to deal with her for desecrating the party again with her presence, after dumping the party on three occasions to seek greener pastures in the opposition parties.

However, Chief Sylvester Okonkwo, has thanked the PDP delegates in Anambra Central Senatorial District for the confidence they reposed in him by voting overwhelmingly for him during the primaries.

In an emotionally laden speech at the venue of the congress, Chief Okonkwo assured the PDP faithful and residents of Anambra Central Senatorial District that he would not disappoint the confidence reposed in him by the delegates.
Re: Chief Sylvester Okonkwo clinches PDPAnambra Central Senatorial Primaries Ticket. by IKJ66(m): 6:44am On Dec 12, 2014
And so !!!!!
Re: Chief Sylvester Okonkwo clinches PDPAnambra Central Senatorial Primaries Ticket. by OdenigboAroli(m): 6:49am On Dec 12, 2014
The battle line is drawn.
This promises to be a testy duel.
A battle of the titans.

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