Anthony Okorie Ani has clichéd the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Ebonyi South senatorial by-election.

Ani polled 281 out of 285 votes cast at the APC primary held in Afikpo local government area on Saturday, January 6.

According to The Nation, Ani was the only candidate at the APC primaries.

The primary election was conducted to fill the vacant seat left behind by Senator David Umahi following his appointment as a minister by President Bola Tinubu.

The by-election has been scheduled for February. Ani, a professor of Agricultural Extension Administration at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), promised to bring agricultural ingenuity to the Senate if elected, Daily Trust reported.