Senator Kelvin Chukwu is a Nigerian politician of the Labour Party and Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District. The Labour Party nominated him as a replacement to his elder brother Oyibo Chukwu who was assassinated along Amechi town, three days before the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections.
Kelvin Chukwu | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Enugu East | |
| Assumed office 13th June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chimaroke Nnamani |
Senate career
editElection
editChukwu ran for the ticket of the Labour Party following the assassination of his elder brother Oyibo Chukwu who was killed on 22 February 2023, at Amechi Awkunanaw on his way home from a campaign tour in Agbani, Nkanu West. Following the killing, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rescheduled election into the Enugu East Senatorial District to 18 March 2023 to enable Labour Party nominate a fresh candidate for the election. Chukwu contested for the nomination of the party scoring 223 votes to beat his three rivals who scored zero votes.[1][2] In the general election, Chukwu polled 69,136 defeating the then incumbent senator and former governor of Enugu State Chimaroke Nnamani who scored 48,701 votes.[3][failed verification] His opponent, Nnamani accepted defeat as the will of the people but commented that his loss at the poll was due to the activity of the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi whom he accused of engaging in politics of religion, ethnicity and region.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Slain politician replaced by younger brother in Nigeria's senatorial election". 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Kelvin Chukwu replaces murdered brother as LP candidate for Enugu East Senatorial Zone". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Okoli, Anayo (22 March 2023). "Enugu: Victory is justice for my slain brother, says Senator-elect".
- ^ "Sen Nnamani Congratulates Enugu East Senator-elect, Kelvin Chukwu – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "Nnamani loses Enugu East, congratulates Senator-elect Kelvin Chukwu". 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.