The PDP governorship candidate in the state, Uchenna Ikonne passed away on Wednesday.
in Abia State will be battling to overcome some legal hurdles if it must field a governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections.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 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike leads the G-5, a group of PDP governors who are aggrieved with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the party’s leadership.The group came about after the PDP presidential primary, where Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku, defeated Mr Wike and others to become the party’s presidential candidate.
The law says political parties cannot change their candidates except in the event of the death or withdrawal of such candidates.
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