Court Orders INEC To List Ugochukwu Uba As Anambra PDP Guber Candidate

Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka on Monday ordered the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to list Senator
Ugochukwu Uba as the governorship candidate of People’s Democratic
Party, PDP in November 6 election.

The court presided over Justice Obiora Nwabunike gave the order
in a matter brought before him by Senator Ugochukwu Uba against Mr
Valentine Ozigbo, Anambra state chapter of PDP and INEC.

According to the judgment Uba’s faction of the party held their
primary election in line with the guideline of the party and should
be listed as the governorship candidate.

The court also awarded a cost of N10 million against Ozigbo and
PDP, to be paid to Uba as cost of litigation.

Meanwhile, a group named Association of Past PDP Councilors and
Chairmen in Anambra State, has asked the party’s national working
committee to sanction Chris Uba and his brother Ugochukwu to
creating crisis in the party ahead of the November polls.

The group in a communiqué, signed by 21 coordinators of the 21
Local Government Areas of the state, after an emergency meeting
held in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, that
was made available to newsmen in Awka on Monday said PDP in the
State will hardly get it right, if the Uba brothers remained in the
party.

Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka on Monday ordered the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to list Senator
Ugochukwu Uba as the governorship candidate of People’s Democratic
Party, PDP in November 6 election.

The court presided over Justice Obiora Nwabunike gave the order
in a matter brought before him by Senator Ugochukwu Uba against Mr
Valentine Ozigbo, Anambra state chapter of PDP and INEC.

According to the judgment Uba’s faction of the party held their
primary election in line with the guideline of the party and should
be listed as the governorship candidate.

The court also awarded a cost of N10 million against Ozigbo and
PDP, to be paid to Uba as cost of litigation.

Meanwhile, a group named Association of Past PDP Councilors and
Chairmen in Anambra State, has asked the party’s national working
committee to sanction Chris Uba and his brother Ugochukwu to
creating crisis in the party ahead of the November polls.

The group in a communiqué, signed by 21 coordinators of the 21
Local Government Areas of the state, after an emergency meeting
held in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, that
was made available to newsmen in Awka on Monday said PDP in the
State will hardly get it right, if the Uba brothers remained in the
party.