PDP is holding its governorship primary on Saturday to nominate a replacement for Uchenna Ikonne, who died on 25 January
The rerun primary election follows the death of Uchenna Ikonne, the party’s governorship candidate in the state.at the National Hospital Abuja, according to a statement from his first son, Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, on behalf of the family.Zoning debateefore Mr Ikonne won the ticket, the party had zoned it to Abia North and Abia Central senatorial districts.
This newspaper gathered that the PDP has cleared three aspirants from Isiala Ngwa North to contest for the ticket. They are the Chief of Staff to Governor Ikpeazu, Okey Ahiwe, the State Commissioner for Works, Bob Ogu and a famous entrepreneur, Eric Opah.owever, PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that the governor has anointed his Chief of Staff as his preferred successor and Mr Ahiwe is therefore expected to win the primary.
Although the party rescheduled the congresses for 4 May after the order was vacated, it failed to hold because of a public holiday observed on that day. The incumbent deputy governor of the state, Ude Chukwu, who was also a governorship aspirant at that time, was part of the seven aspirants who rejected the delegate list.
“Please, refer to your letter dated May 11, 2022 requesting confirmation if the commission is in receipt of a letter from the PDP national chairman and national secretary that rescheduled the party’s Abia State ward congresses that failed to hold on May 4, 2022. However, PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the validity of the list is still being contested before the Federal High Court, Umuahia.
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