PDP’s Okezie Ikpeazu triumphs in Abia, Okorocha wins Imo governorship elections

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Abia.

The INEC returning officer in the state, Prof. Ozumba, while announcing the result at about 4:54am Sunday, in Umuahia, said Mr. Ikpeazu polled a total of 264,713 votes to beat his closest challenger Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who garnered 180, 882 votes.

Mr. Otti is a former Managing Director of Diamond Bank.

Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PhD, a renowned  Biochemist, is the Deputy General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs, and former Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
He was born on October 18, 1964 to the family of late  Pa Ishmael Ikpeazu and  Deaconess Bessie Ikpeazu of Umuebere in Umuobiakwa, Isialaukwu Mbato Autonomous Community of Obignwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.
He is married to Mrs. Nkechi Okezie Ikpeazu, and their marriage is blessed with four children, three of them are undergraduates at various federal and state universities.
Dr Ikpeazu attended Amaise Central Primary School, Umuobiakwa. He also attended Eziama High School, Aba and Ihie High School, from 1975 to 1979 for his secondary education.
He holds two degrees from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State; a  Bachelor Science Degree,  Second Class Upper Division,  in Clinical Biochemistry in 1984, and  a  Masters of Science Degree in  Biochemical Toxicology  in  1990.
In 1994, Dr. OVC Ikpeazu obtained a  Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in  Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Calabar.
Dr. OVC Ikpeazu was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Ebonyi State University College of Basic Medical Sciences, from 2000 to 2002. From 1998 to 2001, he was Acting Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry,
Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Technology, having worked as Lecturer 1 in the same the department in 1998.
He was a part-time lecturer, Science Laboratory Technology Department, University of Maiduguri, from 1986 to 1987. He also lectured at Calabar Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992.
He was a Masters Degree External Examiner, to the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, from 2003 to 2004.
In June 2002, Dr. OVC Ikpeazu was appointed the first Transition Committee Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area.
From 2007 to 2009, he was appointed General Manger, Abia State Passengers Integrated Manifest and Safety Scheme (ASPIMSS), after his appointment as Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on Environment and Sanitation.
He was Chairman, Governing Council, Abia State College of Health Technology, 2009 to 2010.
He was appointed Deputy General Manager,  Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs in 2013.
Dr. OVC Ikpeazu also worked as an Administrative Manager, Cash Bond Investment and Credit Ltd, in Lagos, from 1994 to 1996.
He is a member of Biochemical Society of Nigeria, and also a member of Nigerian Environmental Society.
He is the President, Eastern Ngwa Country Sports Club of Nigeria, and member of Rotary Club.

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Incumbent governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has emerged winner of Saturday’s  supplementary governorship election in the state.

Mr. Okorocha, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) won in 20 out of the 23 Local Government areas in the state where the supplementary election was held, polling a total of 31,326 votes.

His closest challenger, Emeka Ihedioha, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 13,624 votes.

The outcome of Saturday’s election effectively truncated Mr Ihedioha’s of overtaking the governor and winning the election. The PDP candidate trailed Mr. Okorocha with 79,525 votes in the substantive election a forth night ago.

The result of the election was declared inconclusive by the Returning Officer, Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, two weeks ago because the margin of victory between the top two contenders – the APC and the PDP – was less than the number of registered voters in areas where elections did not hold or was cancelled due to irregularities, thus necessitating a supplementary election, as required by the electoral law.

Announcing the total result (substantive and supplementary) polled by the candidates in the early hours of Sunday, Mr. Obe declared Mr. Okorocha winner, having polled the highest number of votes and having satisfied the requirement of the law.

Mr Okorocha polled a total of 416,996 votes out of the total 806,764 votes cast in the election.

Coming a second was Mr. Ihedioha with 320,705 and Emmanuel Ihenacho of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in distant third with 28,434 votes.

The supporters of Mr Okorocha at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  bust into a Christian song of praise titled “My helper” immediately he was announced winner.

“We want to assure the Imolites that their votes count and the expression of their gratitude in the works of His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha has been clearly registered through their votes,” said Alfred Anunugba, the APC agent.

“I’m optimistic that we are yet to see the best of Owelle Okorocha at work. So the Imolites are in for something greater, something more reassuring and something enduring,” Mr Anunugba added.