Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in the race for the Abia-South Senatorial District election.
Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi, the returning officer for the election, declared the lawmaker winner on Tuesday in Aba.
Abaribe who defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, contested under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
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Abaribe gathered 49,693 votes to beat the candidate of the Labour Party, Chinedu Onyeizu, who got 43,903 votes, while Ikpeazu polled 28,422 votes.
