The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Emmanuel Nwachukwu, has been declared winner of the by-election for the Anambra South Senatorial District held on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission announced the result on Sunday in Nnewi Local Government.
The Returning Officer at the INEC Office in Nnewi, Prof. Frank Ojiako, declared Nwachukwu of APGA the winner of the Anambra South Senatorial seat. 
Nwachukwu polled 90,408 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Azuka Okwuosa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 19,847 votes.
Mr Donald Amangbo of the African Democratic Congress emerged third with 2,889 votes.
Ojiako said, “I hereby make the declaration that Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
He commended the candidate for their peaceful conduct and hailed the voters for turning out en masse during the exercise.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South in the Senate in July 2024, necessitated the conduct of a by-election which was contested by 12 political parties on August 16.
(NAN)
