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APC Former Delta Speaker, Igbuya Defeated In Reps Election …Efe Afe Floors Igbuya With 36, 804 Votes

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The candidate of APC in the Uvwie, Okpe /Sapele Federal Constituency race and former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt  Hon Monday Igbuya has been defeated in the reps election.

Hon Efe Afe, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate in the election, polled 36, 804 votes to defeat Igbuya who got 26, 971  votes. 

Afe was declared winner of the keenly contested election by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC at Adane-Okpe Primary School in Orerokpe Community, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.

Addressing newsmen shortly after receiving the results, Hon. Efe Afe said, “This is one of my greatest day after yearning for the position for the past eight years .But I want all my opponents to know that there is no  Victor , no vanquished”.

The Speaker of the Delta State, Rt.Hon.Sheriff Oborevwori also expressed happiness over the results.

Oborevwori said, “Well, we are happy. The Okpe, Uvwie and Sapele  Federal Constituency has made a clear  statement with this victory  in this Constituency. We are happy and the people are happy.”

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