The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Bright Ngene of the Labour Party, as the winner of the August 16 re-run election in Enugu South Urban Constituency.
The election had effectively become a contest between Labour Party candidate, Bright Ngene, who was sworn into the Assembly in 2023 but is currently in prison over a community-related matter, and PDP candidate, Sam Ngene, a former member of the House of Assembly.
Recall that there were allegations of disrupting the electoral process, leading to the PDP candidate, Sam Ngene, trading accusations with the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji.
However, INEC went on to make a return in the poll with the initial casted ballots.
In a press statement issued on the Commission’s verified X handle, it noted that the election was a court ordered re-run election.
“Two re-run elections by order of the Election Petition Appeal Tribunals were held in Enugu and Kano States. After previous disruptions of the elections in the two States by violence and thuggery, the elections have now been concluded. Declaration and return were made by the Returning Officers. For the Enugu South 1 State Constituency of Enugu State, Ngene Bright Emeka of the Labour Party (LP) was declared winner…”, the state partly read.
Bright Ngene is currently in prison over a community-related matter.