Barring any last-minute drama, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to emerge as the party’s consensus candidate for the November 11 Imo State governorship election.
According to news reports, the PDP gubernatorial primary election will take place today.
The state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Collins Opurozor, said that the election will take place at the party’s secretariat along Okigwe Road, by 9am today.
Why I Withdrew From Imo PDP Governorship Primaries – Ihedioha
Anyanwu emerged as the sole candidate of the PDP following the surprise withdrawal of another aspirant and the state’s former governor, Emeka Ihedioha, from the race.
Ihedioha, in his letter of withdrawal dated March 28 had said, “Having been a member since formation in 1998, I align myself with the request made by our state chapter to the National Working Committee (NWC) for a consensus choice of candidate regarding the 2023 governorship primary in the interest of harmony and unity of the party.”
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, withdrew from the state governorship contest.
Wike disregarded the former governor’s justification during a press conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, saying he was reliant on the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to win the poll.
Imo PDP: Ihedioha May Dump Party Over Rift With National Secretary, Anyanwu
Ihedioha, according to him, is well aware that he has no chance of defeating the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodimma.
He further stated that Ihedioha dropped out of the contest because Atiku, who would have given him leverage to confront Uzodinma, was defeated in the February 25 election.
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