Chimaobi Atu Wins APC Ticket for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency
The incumbent member representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Chimaobi Sam Atu, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 House of Representatives Election.
In the APC House of Representative Primary Election, Atu defeated his challenger in the election with landslide votes.
The primary election was conducted in each of the 26 electoral wards in the Constituency on Saturday
It was observed that thousands of APC members participated en mass in the election across Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas.
Announcing the results, the party’s returning officer, Dr Okwudiri Ekwe, declared that Atu polled 30,396 votes to defeat Hon. Ajuluchukwu Ozor Eze, who secured 383 votes.
Ekwe noted that a total of 30,779 votes were cast from the 52,850 registered APC members in the constituency.
In his acceptance speech, Atu thanked party leaders, delegates and supporters for the confidence reposed in him, describing the endorsement as a call to greater service.
The lawmaker pledged to continue prioritising legislative representation, empowerment programmes, youth engagement and community development across the constituency.
He also assured party faithful that he would continue working closely with stakeholders to strengthen the APC ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
Atu commended the leadership styles of President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Peter Mbah, saying both leaders had established an outstanding standard for governance and party administration.