Rev. Cannon Josiah Ozue has emerged the President General-elect Mbaukwu Progressive Union in an election that held amid tight security inside Mbaukwu Pavillion beside the community civic Centre.
Cannon Ozue was declared winner by the returning officer immediately his closest rivalry, Mr Solomon Ozue announced his stepping aside which according to him was in good faith adding that no financial inducement influenced his decision
The other aspirants, Mr Nonso Okafor did not participate because he was disqualified by the Electoral committee for reasons that was not yet clear to Kpakpando as at time of filing this report.
The election was said to be relatively peaceful as different village heads were seen waiting for the member of Anambra state ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy affair who will monitor the election to arrive the scene of the election.
In the other election for the office of Vice President General, Mr. Ikechukwu Afuekwe defeated his rivalry, Amb Odira Eze who scored sixty six votes by garnering one hundred and fourthy four votes.
Other executives of the town Union were returned as unopposed except the office of Secretary General.
The office of the Secretary General has not been occupied as Kpakpando gathered the position which was zoned to old Namkpu village, was not contested for because, the people of Old Namkpu boycotted the election citing a court order they claimed that they have obtained from an Awka high Court that directed all parties to maintain status quo.
Several efforts made at speaking to some of elected executives were unsuccessful as the fans, supporters and family members were seen congratulating the them.
