JUST IN: US-based ICT expert, Ugochukwu Ede, wins Enugu YPP governorship ticket

A 35-year-old medical practitioner and Information and Technology expert based in California, USA, Ugochukwu Ede, has won the Enugu State governorship primary of the Young Progressives Party ahead of the 2023 general election.

Ede emerged the winner of the governorship primary held at Exclusive Serene Hotel, New Haven, on Saturday after polling a total of 17 votes.

The Chairman of YPP Enugu State Governorship Primary Election Committee, Dr Frank Nweke, while announcing the result of the election, said that 17 delegates one each from the 17 local government area of state participated in the election.

He said, “The party adopted option A4 in the conduct of the primary. We have one aspirant who contested for the governorship ticket of our party. The delegates queued behind the aspirant and after counting, he polled a total of 17 votes to emerge the winner of the primary.

“By the power conferred on me I, Dr Frank Nweke, Chairman of YPP Enugu State governorship primary election held today, Saturday June 4, 2022, hereby declare Mr Ugochukwu Bethel Ede as the governorship candidate of YPP, having scored the highest votes in primary election and hereby returned elected.”

In his acceptance speech, the YPP guber candidate thanked the delegates for entrusting the party’s gubernatorial mandate on him, and promised not to disappoint them.