A former Secretary to Ebonyi State Government, Professorprof Benard Odoh, has emerged candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the 2023 governorship elections in the state.
His emergence was confirmed on Sunday after the party’s primary election which took place in Abakaliki, the state capital, having polled 513 votes.
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Chairman of the state APGA Governorship Primary Election Committee in Ebonyi, Dr. Olalere Samson, who announced the results, said Odoh picked all the votes, having contested unopposed.
In his acceptance speech, Odoh described his victory as the beginning of the eventual liberation for the people of the state.
He described APGA as the only viable party in the state, arguing that the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have been torn beyond redemption by crises.
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