Kelvin Chukwu, youngest brother, replaces Oyibo Chukwu, assassinated Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Enugu East.
Delegates chose the younger Chukwu during today’s mini primary held at the Top 10 Hotel in Golf Estate, Enugu.
He scored 223 out of the 231 votes to beat a stellar cast of aspirants.
Chief Chinyeaka Ohaa, retired federal permanent secretary was a major contender that was defeated at the primaries. Other contestants were Chief Stanislaus Nneji, commandant National Peace Corps, and Uchenna Ogbodo, an Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Labour Party National Vice Chairman for the Southeast, Chief Agumba Okeke, conducted the election. State Party Chair, Casmir Uchenna Agbo, and his executive witnessed the event.
INEC postponed the Enugu East senatorial election to Saturday, 11 March, alongside the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections.
The decision followed the Wednesday, 22 February gruesome murder of Oyibo Chukwu, a former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) chairman.
The assassins killed Oyibo and incinerated his remains, three days to the elections. Family members accused thugs supporting the Ebeano Group of the murder, but the Police are yet to make arrests.
The 50-year old Chukwu is a businessman and lawyer with additional mass communication degree. He pledged to represent the senatorial area effectively and fulfil promises made by his elder brother during the electioneering campaign.
“I recognise your mandate as a sacred trust”, he told the large cheering crowd in a very short speech.
Kelvin Chukwu’s older siblings, Chief Lucky Chukwu and Prof Arthur Chukwu, both lawyers, approved their younger brother to run. Lucky was a commissioner in Enugu State while Professor Arthur Chukwu teaches at the Nigerian Law School.
Kelvin Chukwu replaces brother, Oyibo Chukwu, as Labour Senatorial candidate for Enugu East.
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