Announcing the result in the early hours of Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Ibiam Ekpe, said Azikiwe secured 7,774 votes to defeat her closest rival, Justice Azuka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who polled 1,909 votes.
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Ifeoma Azikiwe, has been declared the winner of the Onitsha North I State Constituency by-election.
Announcing the result in the early hours of Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Ibiam Ekpe, said Azikiwe secured 7,774 votes to defeat her closest rival, Justice Azuka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who polled 1,909 votes.
According to Ekpe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ezennia Ojekwe, got 1,371 votes, while Njideka Ndiwe of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) scored 655 votes.
He commended all candidates for their peaceful conduct during the poll and praised voters for turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise.
He said, “The candidate of APGA, Ifeoma Azikiwe, having certified the requirements of the law by scoring the highest in the election, is hereby returned elected.”
Azikiwe will now fill the seat left vacant by the former lawmaker, Justice Azuka, who was kidnapped and subsequently killed, and would serve out his remaining two years.
Azikiwe won the by-election despite Peter Obi’s public support for the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Obi had earlier urged all his supporters to vote for ADC candidates in Anambra and nationwide at the just-concluded elections on Saturday.
Obi’s appeal follows the Labour Party’s exclusion from the polls after INEC failed to recognise any of its candidates due to the party’s unresolved leadership crisis.
“On the 16th of August 2025. Nigerians will go to the polling units again for the Bye-Elections. This is expected to take place in the 16 States of the Federation with 2 Senatorial, five Federal House of Representatives and nine State Assembly seats available for voting.
“Kindly note that because the Labour Party has no recognised candidates by INEC due to the internal crisis, I humbly urge every member of Obidient and COPDEM families to go out and vote for the coalition political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), in their respective states. The struggle for Nigeria has started,” Obi said.
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