By Eneh Victor Chigozie
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has just announced Barr. Peter Mbah from Owo in Nkanu East LGA as his successor come 2023.
Barr. Mbah is expected to emerge the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the governorship primaries held in the state today, May 25.
Meanwhile, Odengene and Ken Onoh have all stepped down for Mbah while Senator Ike Ekweremadu has withdrawn from the race.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu had announced his withdrawal in a statement signed by the Director-General of Ikeoha Campaign Organisation, Hon. Charles Ogbo Asogwa, dated 25th May, 2022.
Hon. Asogwa informed their supporters and Nigerians that the former Deputy President of the Senate and foremost governorship aspirant in Enugu State, Senator Ekweremadu, will not be participating in the PDP governorship primary election.
He appreciated their teeming supporters and the good people of Enugu State for the enormous goodwill they have ceaselessly invested in the actualisation of the campaign slogan “Pathway to a New Enugu State”.
He urged them to remain peaceful and be assured that he will keep them abreast of any decision on the way forward.
In a related development, Gov. Ugwuanyi has won the Enugu North Senatorial District ticket following the PDP Primaries held in the state ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Gov. Ugwuanyi was declared winner of the senatorial primary election conducted by the Chairman of the five-man Electoral Panel from the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Prince Vin Yandev Amabei.
Prince Amabei disclosed that Gov. Ugwuanyi scored 299 valid votes cast to defeat three other aspirants in the ballot paper, namely Mr. Okanya Celestine, Chief Eze Godwin Ikechukwu, and Prof. Godsmark Edward Ugwu, who was personally present at the event.
Declaring Ugwuanyi as the winner of the PDP ticket for Enugu North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections, the Electoral Panel Chairman said:
“Having concluded the counting of the votes here, you, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has scored the highest number of votes cast which is 299 votes.
“And having scored that wide margin, by the virtue of my position as the Chairman of the National Electoral Committee for the exercise in Enugu State, I hereby declare you (Ugwuanyi) as the PDP candidate for Enugu North Senatorial District of the state.”
Amabei noted that the party primary was conducted in accordance with the Electoral Act and the guidelines of the PDP.
The electoral process commenced with the accreditation of 318 delegates from the six Local Government Areas of Enugu North Senatorial District, which was conducted by the PDP Enugu State three-man Electoral Panel led by the Returning Officer, Barr. Tahill Ochi, before the voting exercise by the delegates.
Monitored by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the leader of the delegation described the PDP Senatorial Primary Election in Enugu North Senatorial District as peaceful and transparent.
He stressed that “the electoral process went well”.
In his acceptance speech, Gov. Ugwuanyi dedicated the victory to God, and went round to thank the delegates for their overwhelming support and solidarity.
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