LG poll : Okechi emerges PDP candidate in Igboeze-South council


By Agency Reporter

Chief Vitus Okechi,on Saturday emerged as candidate for People Democratic Party (PDP) in Igboeze-South Local Government Area, for the February 23, Local Government election in Enugu State.

Okechi who is the  Commissioner for Housing in Enugu  State scored   330 votes cast by deligates from  16 wards that made  up the council to emerged as unopposed candidate.

Announcing the result, Mr Christian Ani the Leader of Electorial Committee from PDP Secratariate Enugu commended party delegates for conducting themselves in peaceful and orderly manner during the primary.

Ani said Okechi polled 330 votes to win, he explained that, PDP deligates in the area was 371 and 331 were accredited and voted  while one void vote was recorded.

"In the power conferred on me as The returning officer of this election, I hereby declared Okechi as PDP flag-bearer for Igboeze-South in February 23 Enugu State LG election.

"I thanked delegates for conducting themselves in orderly manner, which once again has demonstrated that PDP is one big family," he said.

In his acceptance speech Okechi expressed appreciation to
Igbo Eze South  PDP party leadership and members for finding him worthy to fly the flag of the party.

"My special thanks goes to our good leader and governor for his firm grip of the party in the state and the quality leadership he has enthroned.

"If elected on February 23, I will follow his footsteps by ensuring my administration  heralds a peaceful co-existence for the entire people of Igbo-Eze South.

The candidate elect, promised to carry everybody along as well as sacrificed time and energy to unity stakeholders in the area.

" I will also sacrifice my personal time and energy as part of the efforts geared towards bringing all our stakeholders in Igbo-Eze South together.

"We shall work towards putting away all those things that divide us as brothers and sisters," he said.

In a remark, Mrs Benedine Ezeugwu, a Commissioner in Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) who led the team that monitored the primary election described the primary as free and fair.

"ENSIEC is satisfied on the conduit of this primary because is free and fair,'' she said.

Earlier, Chief Andy Omeje,  the Chairman of the Igboeze-South council and also an aspirant said he stepped down as mark of respect to party stakeholders decision that endorsed Okechi as consensus candidate for the party.

Omeje said the good performance of Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State had made the party one united family that speak with one voice.

"I  will mobilise residents of the area to ensure that Okechi wins the main election on February 23," he said.

The council boss urged the people of the area to support administration of Okechi when elected in February 23 as the chairman of the council.

"If you give me 100 per cent support please give him 200 per cent.

"Okechi is coming to perform better than me, as a commissioner in the state  he has done very well in his ministry," Omeje said.


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