Wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra state, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, Sunday, defeated her husband’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili to emerge the flag bearer of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra North.
Obiano, at the APGA primary held at Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area, scored 152 votes while her closest rival, Odili got 120.
Other aspirants at the election included the State former Commissioner for Information, Mr Tony Nnacheta (2 votes), and Mr Onwuteaka Sam Jnr who equally got 2 votes, out of the 276 total votes cast at the poll.
The Returning Officer for the election, Mr O. Ikenna, who declared Obiano winner having scored highest numbers of vote casts, commended the contestants and delegates.
