Party Chieftain Wants Court to Nullify Abia PDP’s Guber Ticket Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Contrary to the narrative of peacefulness in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, it has emerged that a
Contrary to the narrative of peacefulness in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Abia, it has emerged that all is not well in the party as a governorship aspirant in the May 25, 2022 primary, Dr Sampson Orji is now fighting hard to nullify the outcome of the primary.
According to him, there was nowhere in Abia that the three-man ad-hoc congress was held to elect the delegates, adding that the list used for primary was generated at government house Umuahia in favour of Prof Ikonne. But in his response to the preliminary objection, Counsel to the plaintiff, Rilwan Idris, expressed willingness to proceed with the case, harping on the essence of time since it’s time bound.
Speaking with journalists after the court proceedings, counsel to the plaintiff, Idris alleged that the first and second respondents were deliberately causing unnecessary delays in the legal battle.