Former governor of Abia State and senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Abia North , Dr Orji Uzor Kalu is set to be declared winner of the Abia North senatorial contest .
Kalu won with 30,580 votes while the closest opposition candidate from the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa recorded 21,940 votes
According to the declared results of the five local governments in their different headquarters by the Returning Officers , Isuikwuato recorded 8317 votes for the APC followed by the PDP with 4,609 votes
In Ohafia, APC recorded 5521 votes while PDP had 4861 votes . In Bende , APC had 10,701 votes while the PDP recorded 4,875 votes . In Arochukwu, APC recorded 1166 votes while the PDP had 843 votes .
