The former governor of Enugu State and senator representing Enugu East, Dr Chimaroke Nnamani, has lost his reelection bid to Labour Party (LP) candidate, Kelvin Chukwu.
The LP candidate polled 69,136 votes to beat Nnamani of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 48,701 votes.
The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Joachim Omeje, declared Chukwu the winner after he won the valid votes collated in the senatorial district on Sunday.
The former governor also accepted his defeat and sent a congratulatory message to Chukwu over his victory in Saturday’s senatorial election.
Chukwu replaced his late brother, Oyibo Chukwu, who was murdered three days to the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.
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Nnamani, in the congratulatory message, said the outcome of the election reflected the wishes of the majority of his constituents saying “the people have spoken”.
“The result of the election is in tandem with the rave of the moment in the South East zone who have identified with Labour Party.
“A contrary result would have negated the trend.
“I wish the Enugu East Senator-Elect a successful tenure in the upper legislative chamber,” he stated.
The former governor further urged his supporters to remain calm and accept the outcome of the election in good faith.
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