Abia Primary: Abia PDP Fixes Date To Elect Ikonne’s Replacement

Following the death of Prof. Uche Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State announced a new governorship primary election on Friday.

Ikonne passed away on Wednesday after a long illness.

The party was ordered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold an election to replace the deceased.

The instruction relied on provisions in the New Electoral Act regarding the replacement of candidates due to death.

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Elder Abraham Amah, Vice Chairman of the Abia PDP, said on Friday that a new primary would be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

The voting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Umuahia Township Stadium in Umuahia, the state capital.

“All interested aspirants are requested to collect Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from the PDP Headquarters at Wadata Plaza, Wuse Abuja.

“The sale of both forms begins Friday January 27 and ends on Wednesday February 1. Screening of aspirants will hold at the PDP National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza l, Abuja, on Thursday February 2 at 11:00 am prompt”, Amah noted.

Aspirants are due to appear before the Abia PDP’s State Working Committee, SWC, on Friday, February 2, 2023, at the State Secretariat.

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Additional orders would be provided as needed, according to the statement.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu said late governorship candidate Uche Ikonne is ill but “recovering gradually and progressively” in mid-January.

“I want to report some progress and the progress is that Ikonne is recovering gradually. He will be strong enough in the future to join,” said Ikpeazu, a PDP G5 member.

Ikonne, an optometry professor, was the 7th Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu.

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