By Peter Omopo
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress senatorial primary election for Delta North, defeating incumbent senator, Ned Nwoko.
Okowa secured 113,309 votes in the exercise, while Nwoko polled 2,612 votes.
In Delta Central Senatorial District, incumbent senator, Ede Dafinone, recorded a landslide victory over former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, during the APC senatorial primary election.
The direct primary election, conducted under the Option A4 system across the eight local government areas of the district, reportedly witnessed massive participation by party members and was described by party officials as peaceful, transparent and credible.
Announcing the result, Secretary of the APC National Assembly Primary Committee, Barrister Nusa Amagbor, said Dafinone polled 116,252 votes to defeat Omo-Agege, who secured 3,643 votes.
Amagbor stated that the exercise was conducted in line with party guidelines and commended stakeholders for maintaining order throughout the process.
He subsequently declared Dafinone winner of the Delta Central Senatorial District primary election, having secured the highest number of valid votes cast.
Meanwhile, in the Delta South Senatorial District primary election, Joel-Onowhakpo Thomas was reported to be leading in six of the eight local government areas declared as of the time of filing the report.
