Anambra remains only state not controlled by APC and PDP as Apga wins 24 of the 30 seats up for grabs

ANAMBRA remains the only state in the country whose house of assembly is not controlled by either of the two main parties after the All Progressives Grand Alliance (Apga) won 24 of the 30 seats up for grabs yesterday.

Although now governorship election held in Anambra State yesterday, there was a fierce contest for control of the state house of assembly between Agpa and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Willie Obiano had been campaigning to get members of his Apga party returned, while his predecessor Peter Obi, who has since defected to the PDP and stood as their vice presidential candidate two weeks ago, had been hoping to make inroads.

With the ruling All Progressives Congress not featuring politically in the state at all, the fight for control of the Anambra State House of Assembly was a two-horse race. Official results from the 30 state constituencies released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, reveal that  Apga won 24 seats and the PDP won six.

In the Anambra Central Senatorial District, Apga won nine seats, while the PDP won the only in Mr Obi's Anaocha I constituency. Apparently, Apga won in the Anaocha II, Awka North, Awka South I, Awka South II, Dunukofia, Idemmili North, Idemmili South, Njikoka I and Njikoka II constituencies.

In the Anambra North Senatorial District, Apga won in Anambra West, Anambra East, Oyi, Onitsha North II, Onitsha South I, Onitsha South II and Ayamelum, while the PDP won in Onitsha North I, Ogbaru I and Ogbaru II. Results from the Anambra South Senatorial District showed that Apga won in Aguata I, Aguata II, Ihiala I, Ihiala II, Nnewi North, Nnewi South I, Orumba North and Orumba South, while the PDP won in Ekwusigo and Nnewi South II.

However, the biggest shock of the day was that the speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly Rita Maduagwu, lost her Nnewi South 11 constituency. Apart from Senator Stella Oduah, who delivered her two Ogbaru constituencies, other political heavyweights, including labour minister Chris Ngige, Senator Andy Uba, Chris Uba and Chief Ifeanyi Ubah who recently won the senatorial seat for Anambra South, all lost their state constituencies to Apga.