Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’
Forum, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, OON, has congratulated Chief Uche Nwosu
for winning the APC Governorship Primary election Conducted on
Saturday, October 6, 2018 by the Retired Brigadier General Ibrahim
Agbagbiaka-led 7 – member committee, and assured that Chief Nwosu will
win the 2019 governorship election in the State for the Party.
The governor also thanked APC members in the State for seeing Uche
Nwosu’s governorship project as a collective venture and for voting
for him at the primary, and maintained that Chief Nwosu will not let
them down.
Owelle Okorocha also commended the Retired General Agbagbiaka-led
committee for Conducting a free and fair primaries in the State and
remarked that Nigerians with exemplary character like General
Agbagbiaka (rtd), should always be given National and Democratic
assignments and not morally weak politicians who would abandon
national assignment and flew by 4am for personal gains.
The governor equally praised the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working
Committee, NWC, for insisting on transparent and rancor free primaries
in Imo State and added that one obvious advantage of the Direct
Primaries adopted by the Party in the State is that it has exposed
politicians who only exist on the social media and in Abuja.
He also appreciated the APC members in Orlu zone for voting massively
for him in the primary for Orlu Senatorial zone, making him now the
Candidate of APC for the zone in the 2019 election.
He assured that APC in the State will deliver President Muhammadu
Buhari, the governorship Candidate of the Party Chief Nwosu, all the
three Senatorial Candidates and others in 2019.
The result of the governorship primary election announced at the APC
State Secretariat by the Chairman of the Committee with all the
members present showed that Senator Hope Uzodinma had 2,729 votes,
Hon. Uche Nwosu – 269,524 votes, Prince Eze Madumere – 2, 646 votes,
Sir Jude Ejiogu – 3,456 votes, Sir George Eche – 2,454 votes, Barr.
Chima Anozie – 3,248 votes, Air Commodore Peter Gbujie – 4,855 votes,
Mr. Chris Nlemoha – 925 votes and Engr. Chuks Ololo – 6,428 votes.
In the Senatorial Primary for Orlu zone Governor Okorocha scored
141,117 votes, while Hope Uzodinma got 1,359 votes and Osita Izunaso,
15 votes only