…LP won eight seats while YPP got three and PDP retained two
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has survived the wave of the OBIdient Movement in the March 18 House of Assembly election in the state.
ANN reports that results obtained from various constituencies of the just concluded Anambra state house of assembly elections shows that the APGA has clinched 17 seats in the 30-man assembly, forming the majority members of the house.
Labour Party won eight seats, mostly in cosmopolitan areas of the state, with high number of non-indigenes of the state.
In other results, Young Progressives Party (YPP), through the influence of its national leader, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah won three seats, which are concentrated around Nnewi, where he hails from.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also won two seats in the state, through the influence of Senator Stella Oduah.
Meanwhile, twists in the state showed that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi lost one state constituency in his local government (Anaocha 2) to APGA, while Governor Chukwuma Soludo won the two state constituencies in his local government area, Aguata.
A breakdown of the constituencies won by the parties and awaiting final declaration are as follows: APGA won Anaocha, Njikoka, Dunukofia, Aguata, Aguata, Awka South, Orumba south, Ayamelum, Njikoka 1, Idemili South, and Ekwusigo.
Others are: Ihiala 1, Ihiala 2, Awka North, Oyi, Anambra East, and Anambra West, state constituencies.
LP won: Awka South 1, Onitsha North 1, Onitsha North 2, Onitsha South 1, Onitsha South 2, Idemili North, and Anaocha 1 state constituencies.
YPP won: Nnewi North, Nnewi South 1, and Nnewi South 2, while PDP won: Ogbaru 1 and Ogbaru 2 state constituencies.
