For coming out tops and winner of the properly conducted March 8, 2021 primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the March 27, 2021 Aba North / Aba South Federal Constituency by-election, Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu is now our candidate.
We are taking this stand in agreement with the results announced by the chairman of the electoral and returning officer of the committee, Barrister Bisi Idaomi, who announced Aba North 23,248 and Aba South 23, 977. Both Lga Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu polled 47,825 votes to win the election.
Standing with the integrity of the committee and the credibility of the properly conducted election in the 24 Wards of the Federal Constituency, Abia State Chapter of the APC therefore makes it clear that henceforth, Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu will fly our flag and we shall support him.
From the results from the 24 Wards: 12 wards in Aba South and 12 wards in Aba North where he won with overwhelming majority, Barr Bisi Idaomi declared Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu as the winner of the primaries for the by-election coming on the 27th of March.
The police witnessed it, DSS witnessed it, INEC witnessed it, the state working Committee witnessed it and the expanded exco, Aba North and Aba South Chairmen, other exco members. the some Abia APC leaders and members of the press all witnessed it as well.
As a party, we say congratulations to Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu. We don’t have any doubt in him. He has the capacity to deliver and we’ll support him till Victory.
SIGNED
Comrade Benedict Godson
Abia APC Publicity Secretary
09-03-2021