Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has congratulated candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday by-election for Enugu North Senatorial District, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, describing his victory as an affirmation of APC’s overwhelming acceptance and dominance in the state’s politics.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared APC’s Asogwa winner of the senatorial seat formerly won in 2023 by Labour Party Senator Okey Ezea, who died after an illness in November 2025.
The district covers Nsukka, Igbo-Eze North, Igbo-Eze South, Uzo-Uwani, Igbo-Etiti, and Udenu Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The Returning Officer, Professor Christian Ezeibe, who announced the result at the INEC office in the LGA, said Asogwa polled a total of 162,360 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nestor Ezeme of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 9,299 votes.
Reacting, Mbah described it as a “statement victory,” noting that the people of the senatorial district had not only made the best choice for quality representation, but had also demonstrated total alignment with the APC.
“On behalf of the government and good people of Enugu State, I congratulate Chief Ikeje Asogwa on this resounding victory.
“It is a statement and landmark victory both for us as an administration and for the APC as a party.
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