Spokesman of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) has won the election for the Bende Federal Constituency, defeating nine others with a wide margin.
According to the results announced by Returning Officer, Adindu Chidinma, Kalu pulled a total vote ot 10,020 to defeat the his closest rival and Labour Party(LP) candidate, Chinasa Frank who scored 6,818 votes.
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and former member of the House, Nnenna, Elendu-Ukeje came third with 3,930 votes.
Kalu described the outcome of the election as a moment of happiness, saying “this victory is sweet because it came with a lot of hard work and confrontation between those outside and some forces within the party.
He said: “But in all of this God has seen the sincerity of our hearts to serve the people of Bende with transparency, honesty, in the spirit of accountability and his name has been glorified.
“I thank everyone who played one role or the other in making this come to pass; my team of staff, campaign council, my party APC, my fathers in politics, friends and well-wishers. May God grant you all the desires of your hearts
“To my dear Bende Constituents, this promises to be another tenure of hard work, dedication and people centered representation”.