Bye-Election: I'm still in race~Says Onu, Ebonyi PDP senatorial candidate

The Ebonyi South People's Democratic Party Senatorial candidate, Barr Silas Joseph Onu has reiterated that he's still in the race of February 3rd 2024 bye-election.

It can be recalled that the seat of Ebonyi South senatorial district was declared vacant after the former Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi resigned the elective position to serve as Minister of Work. Barr Onu who was optimistic that the party would defeat the opposition All Progressives Congress in the bye-election and called on his supporters to come out en-mass and vote the Peoples Democratic Party.

He commended people of the zone for their acceptance despite humiliation from government officials and vowed to resist such on election day. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate tasked security agencies to be professional and nonpartisan in the discharge of their duty. He also appealed to the people of Ebonyi South to vote for PDP as the era of imposition of candidate is over in the zone while promising to defend their votes.