2023: PDP zones gov ticket in Abia after Ikonne's death

The PDP governorship candidate in Abia State passed away on 25 January.

The Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State has zoned the party’s vacant governorship ticket to Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state.Mr Amah, who is also the acting spokesperson of the party in the state, explained that the decision was in response to the death of the former candidate, Uchenna Ikonne.

Mr Ikonne, a professor and former vice chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, passed away on Wednesday, 25 January, around 4 a.m. at the National Hospital Abuja, according to a statement from his first son, Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, on behalf of the family. “The decision was taken during a meeting of the Abia PDP State Caucus whose membership is drawn from across the state including Abia North, Ikwuano/Umuahia, Ukwa East and Ukwa West Local Government Areas,” Mr Amah said.

Some of the party members in attendance, according to the statement, were the deputy governorship candidate of the party in the state, Ude Chukwu, former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, the Speaker of State Assembly and Chinedum Orji.

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