The incumbent President of the federation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, rode to victory in the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries in Ebonyi state with a sweeping 207,539 Votes.
The votes were cast across 171 wards in 13 local governments in the state in a lively election that saw Tinubu sweep the votes at the expense of his rival Stanley Osifo, who failed to secure a single vote.
The elections saw a huge turnout, underscoring the APC’s dominance in the state despite its perceived unpopularity in the southeast.
Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, who doubled as the State’s Collation Officer, disclosed that APC has a membership strength of 215,490, out of which 207,579 members were accredited and took part in the Saturday elections.
Tinubu’s Numbers in Ebonyi State
The declared results after the exercise reflected President Tinubu’s total dominance in the state. They are as follows.
- 15,673 votes in Abakaliki Local Government Area
- 10,718 in Afikpo North,
- 10,713 in Ohaozara,
- 16,413 in Ebonyi,
- 11,694 in Edda,
- 11,928 in Ohaukwu,
- 19,088 in Ezza South,
- 19,341 in Ikwo,
- 17,501 in Izzi,
- 8,406 in Ivo,
- 19,160 in Ishielu,
- 25,453 in Ezza North,
- 18,300 in Afikpo South
- 13,896 in the Onicha Local Government Area.
The state’s collation officer, Nwifuru, confirmed that the results accurately reflect the people’s will, claiming that the election process was absolutely transparent.
The Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi stated that President Tinubu will tackle insecurity in the country during his next tenure.
He urged Ndi Ebonyi to vote for Tinubu while he fulfilled his civic duty at the Umunaga Ward in Uburu, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state.
“Ebonyi State is totally APC. We are only APC.” Umahi said, stressing that the state will be totally dominated by the APC for a long time.
Ebonyi state became an APC state under David Umahi during his tenure. It was the second state in the southeast to switch to the APC, following Imo state in 2019.
