Other members of the G-5 grouping – Samuel Ortom (Benue) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) – all lost their senatorial bids...
Aside from Obi's success in Lagos other LP candidates such as Okechukwu Ezea who beat Enugu State governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in the race for the senate have defeated entrenched and well-connected politicians...
Others high profile casualties include Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) Darius Ishaku (Taraba) Samuel Ortom (Benue) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Ben Ayade (Cross River) who lost their bids to represent their senatorial districts in the National Assembly...
Buni says another three governors are in his sights: Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo)...
Likewise five incumbent PDP governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) all seem poised to win...