The trio of Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye and Chief Ebuka Onunkwo have emerged as the Senatorial candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 general elections.
Umeh emerged as a candidate for the Anambra Central District, while Nwoye and Onunkwo emerged as candidates for the Anambra North and Anambra South Districts, respectively.
They emerged from primary elections for the party’s State and National Assembly tickets, held across the state on Friday.
The exercise, conducted under Option A4, began with the accreditation of registered party members, and voting commenced in the afternoon with an impressive turnout among party members.
The same was true for the State House of Representatives and Assembly, which produced 11 candidates for the Federal House of Representatives and 30 for the State House of Assembly.
Speaking with reporters shortly after the primary elections, the Chairman of NDC in Anambra State, Ikem Uzoezie, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful process of the exercise, adding that the party would go into history as one that conducted the most peaceful, transparent and credible primary elections in the state.
“We congratulate all aspirants that emerged as candidates and those that could not make it, this was a great show of sportsmanship among the aspirants,” Uzoezie added.
Speaking on behalf of the winners, Onunkwo stated that all the candidates for the 2027 general elections in Anambra State shared a collective desire and determination to take the state to the next level, adding that the state is blessed with men and women of integrity.
Onunkwo said, “We are happy with the peaceful process, and we salute our party members for conducting themselves peacefully.
“With the set of candidates in our party for the coming elections, our state is set to experience populist representation that would take our state to a higher level.”
