Sen. Stella Oduah has promised to join forces with the relevant security agencies in her second tenure to fight the rising wave of drug abuse among the nation’s youths. Oduah, representing Anambra North Senatorial District, made the promise in a “Thank you” statement she issued in Onitsha on Thursday. Oduah was re-elected for a second tenure in Saturday’s National Assembly election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Oduah commended the people of the constituency for giving her their mandate and promised to do more for them in her second tenure. Oduah polled 113,989 votes to defeat Mr Emmanuel Chinedu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who polled 59,937 votes, Mr Nelson Onubogu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 11,995 votes, and 18 other candidates in the recently concluded elections.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2019 19:41 UTC