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Posted By Admin On July 20th, 2025

Former Anambra governorship aspirant, Hon. Azuka Okwuosa, has clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the August 16 senatorial by-election in the Anambra South senatorial zone.

Okwuosa, a renowned politician and former local government chairman, commissioner, and Secretary-General of the South-East Development Initiative, defeated Mr Obinna Uzor to secure the ticket.

The Anambra South senatorial by-election is being held to replace the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died a year ago in the United Kingdom.

In a keenly contested primary conducted by a seven-member committee from the APC National Secretariat and chaired by Chief Henry Ikoh, Okwuosa polled a total of 470 votes, defeating Uzor who secured 57 votes.

Announcing the results, the chairman of the primary election committee, Chief Ikoh, revealed that a total of 594 delegates from all seven local government areas of the zone participated in the election, with 22 votes declared invalid.

Ikoh said: “By the authority given to me by the acting national vice chairman of APC, I confirm that election was held before INEC, security agent, media and delegates. The exercise was peaceful and I hereby declare that Azuka Okwuosa won the election and hereby returned.”

Speaking to journalists, Okwuosa said he was elated to have been elected as the party’s candidate, though he noted his acceptance was tinged with mixed emotions due to the passing of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.

“He was a great senator and within the period he was in the Senate, he did a lot and I see it as a challenge for me to take over from where he stopped,” he said.

Azuka Okwuosa was born in Jos, Plateau State, on November 3, 1959, to a devout Christian family from Anambra State.

He has previously contested the governorship on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. He had a brief stint in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, between 1999 and 2003, before finally joining the APC, citing the party’s openness to his pursuit of the greater good for Anambra State.

He is a former chairman of the Nnewi North Local Government Council, a former Commissioner for Works and Transport in Anambra State, and served as Secretary-General of the South-East Development Initiative from 2002 to 2010.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/19/anambra-south-senatorial-by-election-ex-guber-aspirant-azuka-okwuosa-wins-apc-ticket/