All is not well with the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as several House of Assembly aspirants and House of Representative aspirants are withdrawing from the primaries of the party while concluding plans to head to court.
The state chapter of the party had been engulfed in multiple crisis regarding the controversial election of 3-man ad-hoc delegates. Several stakeholders within the party had kicked against the purported election, insisting that it never took place.
Among them is the governorship aspirants led by the Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe who at a press conference in Abuja stated that the three-man delegate election never held in Abia State.
This contradicts the position of the state chairman of the party by Rt. Hon. Asiforo Okere who insists that the election held
They have further approached a state high court where they obtained an injunction mandating PDP and INEC to recognize the said controversial three-man ad-hoc delegate list.
PDP is left with only the three-man delegate list to determine their candidates in the primaries is line with the amended Electoral Act.
Several aspirants have expressed dissatisfaction as they feel that the process of electing the three-man delegates in Abia was was not line with laid down rules.
In a statement earlier, INEC revealed that it was not informed on any shift in date of the three-man ad-hoc delegate election after the first one could not hold.
INEC was to be given seven days’ notice for a rescheduled election and are also expected to observe the process in line with the existing Electoral Act.
Those who have dropped their ambitions and preparing for a legal showdown are,
Rotr Chukwuemeka Onyenucheya – Withdrew from Ikwuano State Constituency race
Tony Williams – Withdrew from Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency race
Solomon Adaelu – Withdrew from Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency race
Ebere Nwankwo – Withdrew from Umunneochi State Constituency race
Chijioke Chukwu Esq – Bende Federal Constituency withdrew from race
Honorable Ubani Dannie – Isiala Ngwa South State Constituency race
Honorable Amaechi Hanson – Obingwa west state constituency race
Prominent House of Assembly member, Honorable Ginger Onwusibe representing Isiala Ngwa North state constituency was equally denied ticket of the party. Ginger who had earlier planned to contest for Isiala Ngwa North & South federal constituency seat withdrew his aspiration and reverted back to the assembly seat to make way for the rumored anointed gubernatorial aspirant who hails from the same LGA with him.
Some of the aspirants stated above, most of them described the three-man delegate list as a sham and are set to contest the process in the court of law.
