An aspirant for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressive Congress Dr. Onyeije Onuoha -Kalu. Photo: Ogbonnaya Ikokwu

An aspirant for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, Onyeije Onuoha-Kalu, has claimed victory in the just concluded primary election.

The Abia State National Assembly Primary Election Committee, led by Barrister Erasmus Cishak, had announced Ikenna Nicholas, as the winner of the primary election for the constituency on Saturday.

However, addressing journalists on Sunday in Umuahia, Kalu said he won 15 of the 22 wards in the contest held on Saturday, May 16.

He said he secured 8 of the 11 wards in Arochukwu Local Government Area and 7 of the 11 wards in Ohafia LGA, giving him a majority across the constituency.