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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the APC for Imo West Senatorial district in the 2019 general elections. Okorocha garnered 141,127 votes to defeat Senator Hope Uzodimma, 1,359 votes and Senator Osita Izunaso, 24 votes.

Similarly, his son inlaw and former Chief of staff, Uche Nwosu, has been declared winner of the 2018 governorship primary held in the state. Nwosu was announced as the governorship candidate yesterday at about 3:20am, by the electoral committee headed by Ibrahim Agbabiaka along side 11 others.

The Chairman of the electoral committee announced the results of the each governorship aspirants that Ololo, got 6,428, Eche, 2,454, Nwosu; 269,524, Madumere; 2,646, Uzodimma; 2,729, Gbujie; 4,855, Anozie; 3,248, Ejiogu; 3,456 and Nlemoha; 925.

Suanu's Blog recalls that some governorship aspirants under the Coalition known as the Imo Allied forces, with Senator Hope Uzodimma and Eze Madumere, had claimed that they were not part of the process, addding that they had gone to court to stop the primaries.

Also, in the other Senatorial seats, Imo North, Nnamdi Obiaraeri pulled 67,438 to win the Senator currently representing the zone, Benjamin Uwajumogu, with 5,743 votes and in Imo East Senatorial district, Emma Ojinere floored the other two contestants with 41,562 votes who are Chima Anthony and Maxwell Igwe.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/10/govokorocha-his-son-inlaw-others-win-in.html?m=1