A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed July 15 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by some aggrieved members of Akwa Ibom People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against the party over alleged conduct of the state’s primary elections in violation of the party’s guidelines.Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on Tuesday after counsel for the parties in the suit adopted all their processes and presented their positions for and against the suit.The plaintiffs; Mr Friday Iwok and 31 others, had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the PDP and…
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Awogu wins Ogbaru House of Rep ticket
By Alphonsus Nweze Honourable Arinze Awogu, former Transition Committee Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area has won the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primary for Ogbaru Federal Constituency. Arinze who is making his second attempt to represent the Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber won the Primary with 34 votes as against his opponent, Onyedika Chris Nwokedi’s 14 votes. The Returning Officer for the primary, Hon. Tony Omeliigwe Elee, said Awogu won the primary with 34 votes and therefore has been returned as the Party’s candidate for the Federal Constituency…
Read MoreCountdown to Nov 6: Why APGA chose the best of the best – Enwezor
Alphonsus Nweze A former chairman of Judicial Committee of Anambra State House of Assembly and a chieftain of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon. Chugbo Enwezor, has said his party considered picking the best of the best as its gubernatorial candidate in the November 6 Governorship election because he understands the issues at stake.Enwezor, who represented Onitsha II Constituency in the State House said Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who is the APGA flagbearer in the race has the credibility to sustain the success story of the party in the State.The two…
Read MoreNov 6 Governorship Election: We’ll resist Imo experience in Anambra – Activist
Alphonsus Nweze A foremost Civil Society activist, Nze Emeka Umeagbalasi has warned those who are tinkering with the idea of replicating what happened in Imo State Governorship election where the person who came distant fourth was declared the governor by the Supreme Court to desist from the idea because it will not work in the state.Umeagbalasi who is the chairman of Board of Trustees (BoT) of International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), said in an interview that the fears many Anambra people have was not out…
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