Obi Aguocha Explained

Obi Aguocha is a Nigerian politician and member of the 10th National Assembly from Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State on the ticket of the Labour Party, LP.^[1]

Political career

Aguocha of LP contested in the February 25, 2023 House of Representatives election for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State against the candidate of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) and incumbent Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly Chinedum Orji.^[2] Orji is son of former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji. Aguocha, a lowly rated politician polled 48,199 votes to defeat Orji who scored 35,195 votes.^[3] Aguocha's win over Orji was one of major political upsets caused by the ‘effect of Peter Obi’ the presidential candidate of LP.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: John-Mark . Aisha . 2023-02-27 . Abia State Speaker Loses Constituency to LP Candidate . 2023-04-26 . Voice of Nigeria . en-US.
2. Web site: Cyril . 2022-08-02 . 2023: Peter Obi needs his party members at NASS -LP Reps candidate . 2023-04-26 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
3. Web site: Nigeria . News Agency of . 2023-02-27 . Abia speaker loses Reps seat to Labour candidate . 2023-04-26 . Peoples Gazette . en-US.
4. Web site: 2023-02-28 . Abia Speaker loses to Labour Party greenhorn . 2023-04-26 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-02-27 . #NigeriaElections2023: LP Abia Reps winner dedicates victory to God . 2023-04-26 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.