Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bright Ngene of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the rerun election held in Enugu South Urban Constituency of Enugu State.

INEC declared Bright as the winner of the Enugu rerun election in a statement by its spokesperson, Sam Olumekun, on Tuesday.

The Enugu South Urban Constituency rerun was held on 16 August 2025, the fourth attempt the court-ordered exercise was to happen.

The election, which was ordered after the 2023 election was nullified in eight polling units, had faced repeated disruptions since February 2024.

Meanwhile, Bright is currently serving a seven-year jail term in Enugu State Correctional Centre after an Enugu South Magistrate...