Umeh, Nwoye, Onunkwo win NDC senatorial tickets

Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, and Ebuka Onunkwo have secured the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial tickets for the 2027 general elections. Umeh will represent Anambra Central, Nwoye will contest for Anambra North, and Onunkwo will run for Anambra South.

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We congratulate all aspirants that emerged as candidates and those that could not make it, this was a great show of sportsmanship among the aspirants.

These candidates emerged from primary elections held across Anambra State for the party's State and National Assembly tickets. The exercise, conducted under the Option A4 system, saw an impressive turnout of registered party members. Similar primaries also selected candidates for the Federal House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly.

Ikem Uzoezie, the Chairman of NDC in Anambra State, expressed his satisfaction with the peaceful and transparent nature of the primary elections. He stated that the party would be remembered for conducting credible primaries in the state and congratulated all aspirants for their sportsmanship.

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We are happy with the peaceful process, and we salute our party members for conducting themselves peacefully.

Onunkwo, speaking on behalf of the winners, highlighted a shared ambition among the candidates to elevate the state. He emphasized the peaceful process and thanked party members for their conduct. Onunkwo expressed confidence that the chosen candidates would provide "populist representation" for Anambra State, leading it to a "higher level."

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With the set of candidates in our party for the coming elections, our state is set to experience populist representation that would take our state to a higher level.