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Pastor John Elaigwu: Election of new Och’Idoma was transparent, peaceful – Ekpe Ogbu

The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Benue State, Chief Ekpe Ogbu, has the process that led to the election of Pastor John Elaigwu Odogbo as the Och’Idoma-elect the was transparent and peaceful.

Ogbu was the team leader of the selection committee, Chief Ekpe Ogbu.

While presenting the Och’Idoma-elect to the Governor at the Benue Peoples House on Thursday, Ogbu said said the choice of Elaigwu, a pastor with Deeper Life Church was applauded by all sons and daughters of Idoma.

He explained that out of the three contestants that went to the final stage, the Och’Idoma-elect polled a total of 19 votes to defeat his closest rival, Arc. Sunday Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal ministry of Education who scored 8 votes while Andrew Idakwu got one vote out of the overall 28 votes cast.

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