Odii clinches Ebonyi PDP guber ticket

Ifeanyi Odii has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State.

Odii polled a total of 349 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chris Usulor, who scored nine votes.

Two other aspirants, Sylvester Ogbaga, a fourth-term member of the House of Representatives, got one vote, while Chukwuma Nwazunku, who is also a member of the House of Representatives, got one vote.

The election was held at the party’s secretariat in Abakaliki, on Sunday.

Odii hails from Onitcha Local Council of Ebonyi, in the Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone, where the incumbent governor of the state, David Umahi, comes from.

The gubernatorial committee chairman for Ebonyi, Rotimi Olalekan, declared Odii a winner.

In his acceptance speech, Odii promised to reclaim the mandate of the PDP in Ebonyi State.

He also reiterated his desire to keep his campaign promises and “identify growth opportunities and allocate scarce resources for maximum returns.”