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Stella Oduah wins APGA senatorial ticket for Anambra North

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  • Former Senator Stella Oduah has won the Anambra North senatorial primary election for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
  • She secured 22,076 votes, defeating her closest rival, Primus Odili, in an election held across seven local government areas.
  • APGA has stated that the election was peaceful and results announced at the ward level are authentic, dismissing other computations.

Former Minister of Aviation and ex-senator Stella Oduah has secured the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket for the Anambra North senatorial district. The party declared her the winner of the primary election held on May 23, following a vote count that saw her garner 22,076 votes across the seven local government areas within the district.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has noted computations circulating by some aspirants regarding the collation of results for the Anambra North Senatorial District primary election. We state categorically that the basis for these computations is incorrect, and no credible result can be derived from such faulty calculations.

· Ejimofor OparaAPGA's National Publicity Secretary addressing disputed election result computations.

Oduah, who previously represented Anambra North Senatorial District, defeated her closest competitor, Primus Odili. The election process, according to APGA's National Publicity Secretary, Ejimofor Opara, was conducted peacefully across all 99 wards in the district, with results initially announced at the ward level.

The election was conducted peacefully across all 99 wards in Anambra North Senatorial District, and results were announced at the ward level.

· Ejimofor OparaDescribing the conduct and announcement process of the primary election.

APGA has issued a statement to clarify the authenticity of the results, noting that some aspirants have circulated computations that are not credible. Opara emphasized that the basis for these circulating figures is incorrect and warned against relying on faulty calculations. The party affirmed that while concerns about some ward outcomes were raised, no results were altered at any stage. All submitted and collated results by appointed officers remain valid.

While concerns have been raised about some ward outcomes, no results were changed, altered or swapped at any stage. All results remain as submitted and collated by the duly appointed collation officers for the seven LGAs.

· Ejimofor OparaReaffirming the integrity of the announced election results.

The party provided verified scores for aspirants across the seven LGAs, showing Oduah's lead. APGA also advised any aspirants with grievances to utilize the party's internal dispute resolution mechanisms as outlined in its guidelines. The party congratulated Senator Stella Oduah on her victory and commended all participants for their engagement, while also praising party members in Anambra North for their conduct.

We congratulate the winner of the primary election, Senator Stella Oduah, and commend all aspirants for their participation.

· Ejimofor OparaCongratulating the winner and acknowledging the participation of other aspirants.
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