INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Winner of Ogoja/Yala By-election
Emmanuel Alfred
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday presented Certificate of Return to Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and winner of the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency By-election, Chief Jude Ogbeche Ngaji in Abuja.
The INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye presented the certificate of return on behalf of the Commission to the House of Representatives member-elect, Chief Ngaji noted his job is simply to present the certificate of return to the winner of the said election.
With the member-elect are the State Chairman of the ruling APC, Alphonsus Ogar Eba Esq, Rt Hon Tom Agi, General Manager, Waste Management Agency Cross River State, Sunday Oko (Otolo), Hon Abang (aka Mature), Hon Gabriel Bravo Oluohu , Hon John Odey, Hon Boniface Okache , amongst others.
It would be recalled that the APC Candidate in Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency By-election was declared the winner by INEC after accruing the highest number of votes 22,778 to defeat his closest rival Hon. Mike Usibe of PDP who got 20,590 votes.
Barr Alphonsus while congratulating Jude Ngaji for the victory, said the party will now go back to restrategise in order to take the entire wards in the state for the APC in coming elections.
Afterwards, Barr EBA led the member-elect and others supporters to the Abuja residence of the State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade to formerly present the certificate to him to thank him.
