Former House of Representative member, Hon Prince Ned Nwoko has defeated Mr Paul Osaji in the Delta North Senatorial election.
Declaring Nwoko winner of the primary election which held at Cenotaph, Asaba, the returning officer, Barr Nosa Amagbor said Nwoko scored 242 votes out of the total vote of 310, while his opponent, Paul Osaji got 66 votes, from the delegates drawn from the 98 wards in the nine Local Government Area across the senatorial district.
The election which was peaceful and transparent was monitored by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and witnessed by Journalists.
Speaking with newsmen after the election, the flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to represent Delta North in the Senate, said it was a new dawn for Delta State especially Delta North and Nigeria.
Nwoko said with the support of his people he would work towards finding solutions towards economic and security challenges in the country
