Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has been elected
as the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in
the 2015 general Elections.
The governorship primary held at the
Grasshoppers International Handball Stadium
was supervised by some officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission,
(INEC) in conjunction with some national
officers of the party from Abuja amidst tight
security.
Ihedioha polled a total of 346votes to beat his
closest rival, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume who
scored 336 votes, while former governor Ikedi
Ohakim had 213 votes.
The exercise which commenced by 2pm with
the accreditation of 1064 delegates comprising
both statutory and ad hoc delegates from the
305 electoral wards of the 27 local government
areas of the state ended by 12 am.
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