Gwacham polled a total vote of 15,299 to defeat her closest rival in Young Progressive Party, Charles Uchenna Okafor, who scored a total vote of 13,332.
The Labour Party candidate, Chira Obiora Uzochukwu scores 8,159 votes and then, the incumbent, Vincent Ofumelu, from the PDP, scored a total of 6,912.
In her thank you message to the people of her constituency, Gwacham said, “My fellow Oyi and Ayamelum compatriots, it is with profound gratitude and immeasurable concern that I stand before you to demonstrate my sincere appreciation for making this project of sending me to the green chambers of the National Assembly, a reality.
“It is not by my might neither is it by my power that I was returned elected; it is the collective efforts and bulldozing support of you all alongside the will of God that brought me this far therefore, I dedicate this win to God almighty and the ever patriotic people of Oyi and Ayamelum. From me to you, thank you, thank you.
“Fellow constituents, it will interest you all to know that to whom much is given, much is expected and to buttress this saying, expectations are high and one pertinent thing I can assure you is that we will never let you down; we must get back to demonstrating those things we carefully arranged as our manifesto prior to electing us as your lawmakers.
“We will never derail from the course of our power ascendancy. We must jealously guide and guard our blueprints which led us to the corridors of power part of which includes, proposing impactful legislation which will be in tandem with the provision of basic amenities for an average Onye Oyi and Ayamelum and by extension, Nigerians.”
