The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chief Okechukwu Ezea of Labour Party (LP), winner of Saturday’s general election for the Enugu North Senatorial District. [ad] The Returning officer, Prof Chukuemeka Ubaka, announced the results early Monday morning at Nsukka INEC office. Ubaka said Ezea scored a total of 104,492 votes to defeat his closest rival, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 46,948. [ad] He said that the APC candidate, Mr. Simon Eze came third with 6,816 votes. “Based on the power given to me as the returning officer, I hereby declare Ezea as the winner,” Ubaka said. [ad