Anambra Speaker loses re-election bid

Dr Uchenna Okafor, Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, has lost his re-election bid for Ayamelum Constituency seat, following his loss in Saturday’s House of Assembly election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. George Onwudiwe, declared the result in Ayamelum on Sunday.
Onwudiwe said that Mr Abuchi Udemezue of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who polled 11,445 votes
“That Mr Abuchi Udemezue of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected, ” he said.