The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has congratulated Chief Eric Opah on his emergence as the governorship candidate of their party following the governorship primaries conducted across the 184 wards in the state on Thursday.
A statement by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Uche Aguoru, stated that Opah emerged victorious after polling a total of 125,977 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, who scored 5,905 votes.
The statement read, “We commend all aspirants, party faithful, electoral officials, and stakeholders for their commitment to a peaceful, transparent, and credible primary election process which reflects the growing strength and unity of the APC in Abia State. Related News Oyo APC hails members’ peaceful conduct during primary Lagos Assembly aspirants, Obasa disagree over primaries Kaduna APC lawmakers pledge development, unity after primaries
“We are confident that Chief Eric Opah possesses the leadership capacity, vision, and experience required to lead our party to victory in the 2027 general elections and return the Government House to Umuahia under the banner of the APC.
“We urge all members and supporters to remain united and committed as we collectively work towards delivering purposeful leadership for the people of Abia State.”
