The APC candidate, Tony Nwoye, came second in the election while the PDP candidate, Oseloka Obaze came, a distant third. Inaugurating a committee led by former Ekiti state governor, Niyi Adebayo, to unravel why the APC lost the election, Chief Oyegun said itwas imperative that his party addressed reasons that led to its defeat in Anambra ahead of the forthcoming general elections. “The South East and the South-South will be crucial and critical to our victory in 2019. “But for us, it is critical that the South East and South South zones have contributed immensely to the survival of this nation and so, mustfully be represented in what is going to be a truly national government of the APC in 2019. “I want to be partisan here, we want a situation where we will win handsomely in the South East.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 08, 2018 18:00 UTC