Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah has won incumbent Senator and wife
of Chuba Okadigbo to pick PDP senatorial ticket in Anambra.
The
former Minister of Aviation, who is to represent Anambra North
Senatorial if she wins the forthcoming elections won with a total of 262
votes defeating incumbent senator Margary Okadigbo who got 6 votes out
of the 287 total votes cast with 8 votes declared invalid by the
electoral committee.
The primaries was held at Nteje, the headquarters of Oyi Local Council of the state
Ms
Oduah, who was Nigeria's aviation minister accused of embezzlement with
the bullet proof car purchase which eventually led to her exit at the
ministry had begun mobilisation of the stakeholders' support for her
ambition in Anambra North Senatorial District.
Before the Primary,
Oduah who had long moved to Anambra state for almost a year now
campaigning said she would provide effective representation and credible
voice for the zone.
She said the zone would be restored to its
pride of place where the people's creativity and entrepreneurial skills
would top her priority, if voted into power.
The zone comprises
seven local government areas in Anambra State – Anambra West, Ayamelum,
Anambra East, Oyi, Onitsha North, Onitsha South and Ogbaru.
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