By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Former Governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has congratulated Mr. Val Ozigbo, winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in the coming Anambra state governorship election.
He also commended other aspirants that contested the ticket of the party with Ozigbo, urging them to pull their supporters together and work for the common good and victory of the PDP.
While thanking them for their hard work and sacrifices, the former governors urged them not to see the conclusion of the gubernatorial primaries “as the end of the beginning, but rather the beginning of the end.”
Announcing the results, the head of the electoral panel, Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, said that Ozigbo polled a total of 62 votes out of 218 votes to defeat his closest rival, Dr Obiora Okonkwo who polled 58 votes while Senator Uche Ekwunife came third with 44 votes.
Obi: “I also thank the National Chairman who, together with his team, has remained neutral. I congratulate the PDP family in Anambra state who has given the state the most peaceful and organized process of choosing a candidate.”
By way of advice, he called on the PDP in the state and beyond to pull together as a family towards what he describes as “a journey of building a better Anambra State for the future of our children and the true “light of the nation.”
The primary election was held at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka.
Of the 16 aspirants who obtained the PDP nomination and declaration of interest forms, 12 aspirants were present at the venue and participated in the voting process.