Kelvin Chukwu, younger brother of Oyibo Chukwu, the murdered Labour Party candidate for Enugu east senatorial district has won another fresh primary election to replace him.
In the build-up to the presidential and national assembly elections, Oyibo Chukwu was killed and set ablaze at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu south LGA on February 23 after gunmen opened fire on his convoy.
Five of his supporters who were in the car also lost their lives in the incident.
Following the incident, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the suspension of the election for the senatorial district and rescheduled it to March 11.
Labour Party in a fresh primary conducted on Sunday, Innocent Okeke, LP’s south-east chairman, declared Kelvin Chukwu as the winner
Kelvin secured 223 votes to defeat Uchenna Ogbodo, Chinedu Nneji and Christian Onyeni.
Speaking after the announcement, Chukwu promised to fulfil the dreams of his late brother and make the people of Enugu East senatorial district proud.
He said the family is yet to recover from how Oyibo was gruesomely shot and burnt alongside his personal aide.
