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BREAKING NEWS: Achonu emerges Imo Labour Party gov’ship candidate

The Chairman of Election Panel and governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti, declared Achonu the winner of the primary, having scored the highest number of votes.

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OWERRI – Former Senator for Imo North, Athan Achonu, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the November 11 election in Imo State.

Achonu clinched victory in a keenly contested election held in Owerri, the state capital, Saturday.

The Chairman of Election Panel and governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti, declared Achonu the winner of the primary, having scored the highest number of votes.

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Otti said Achonu scored 134 votes while his closest rival, Jack Ogunewe, had 125 votes.

In a remark, Athan Achonu said the mandate meant a lot to him, promising never to disappoint.

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