Anambra guber: Ozigbo picks PDP sole ticket
Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc, on Saturday, June 26, 2021, emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Anambra governorship election after winning the party’s primary held at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka.
Announcing the results, the head of the electoral panel, His Excellency Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state, said Ozigbo polled a total of 62 to win the primary. He led his nearest contender, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, who scored 58 votes and Senator Uche Ekwunife who polled 44 votes.
Other aspirants such as Walter Okeke polled 2 votes, Mrs. Chidi Onyemelukwe recorded 2 votes, while Mr. Winston Udeh had 12 votes.
Also, Mr. Godwin Maduka garnered 5 votes, Hon. Chris Azubogu got 10 votes and
Genevieve Ekwochi polled 3 votes. A total of 3 invalid votes were recorded.
Orient Daily reports that out of the 16 aspirants who obtained the PDP nomination and declaration of interest forms, 12 aspirants were present at the venue and participated in the voting process.
Meanwhile, this paper also gathered that another faction of the PDP in Anambra state led by one Chukwudi Umeaba, at Paul University Awka today, elected Ugochukwu Ubah as the party’s flagbearer ahead of Mr. Godwin Chukwunaenye Ezeemo and two others.
The Anambra governorship election is slated to hold on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
