ANALYSIS: Enugu: Why Governor Ugwuanyi seems poised for easy re-election
The governorship election in Enugu State is shaping up as a no contest as the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress , and its candidate seems to have handed the diadem to the incumbent governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the Peoples Democratic Party .
Less than a week to the election, the dispute over the chairmanship of the party remained in court between Ben Nwoye and Okey Ogbodo. But on Thursday, barely 48 hours to the election, the court quashed the Abuja High Court ruling and reinstated Mr Eze.The chairman of the party in the state, Mr Nwoye, called for the postponement of the election in the state to allow their candidate time for campaign.
But the APC seemed not to have learnt its lessons. Political observers expected it to embark on consensus building and reconciliation of aggrieved members. Instead, the national leadership of the party worsened the situation with last week’s suspension of the Director of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechuikwu.
“Please help me to inform Comrade Oshiohmole 9APC National Chairman, Adams) that there is no vigorous campaign going on in Enugu by Senator Ayogu Eze,” he said as if mocking the party. Both Messrs Ugwuanyi and Eze were aspirants in the PDP in 2015 before the emergence of Mr Ugwuanyi as the flag bearer. Mr Eze contested that nomination in court.
But analysts believe the former governor became disillusioned over the protracted crisis in the party, which caused an irreconcilable division in the party.Apart from one or two defections by some aspirants who had issues with the party over the primary elections, the party appears more united with fewer distractions as the elections approach.
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