Dr. Chibuike Eze Aru of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) was on Saturday, the 2nd of November 2024, elected chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area. 

He polled a total 22,502 vote out of the 39,514 votes cast, while Hon Ngozi Nwafor was elected the Vice Chairman

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 3,904 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 5,128; Labour Party (LP) 3,015 and the Young Peoples’ Party (YPP) 4,965.

They were thereafter issued with a certificate of return by the Abia State Electoral Commission (ABSCIEC)

After the swearing of the 17 elected chairmen by Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, Executive Governor of Abia State, the chairmen in turn inaugurated the various councilors who emerged from the same election conducted on 2nd November, 2024

In a similar development, the Arochukwu Local Government legislators on the 12th of November 2024 elected principal officers for the legislative council. At the end of the exercise, Hon. Ile Kelvin Chukwudi from Isu Clan was elected Leader: Hon. Isaac Okorafor Ike, Abam Clan, Deputy Leader while Hon. Hector Chidozie Nwankwo from Arochukwu Clan, Majority Leader and Hon. Okwudiri Kalu Okore, Ihechiowa Clan, Chief Whip