Abia PDP distributes the vacant seat in Ikonne’s hometown

Following the death of Abia PDP’s gubernatorial candidate, Prof. Eleazar Uche Ikonne on January 25, 2022, and the subsequent directive from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold a new primary to replace him within 14 days, members of the Abia PDP State Caucus met over the weekend and placed the vacant guber seat in the Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, home of the late Prof. Uche Ikonne.

This was as the Abia PDP has set for the February 4 primaries to nominate a new candidate to replace the late Prof. Uche Ikonne

Elder Abraham Amah, the Abia PDP Deputy Chairman/Acting Secretary of State for Publicity said the decision to replace the deceased candidate was made following a meeting of the Abia PDP State Caucus, whose membership came from across the state, including Abia North , Ikwuano / Umuahia, Ukwa Local Government Areas East and Ukwa West.

Among those present at the meeting were the State Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Former Governor of Abia State Senator Theodore A. Orji, the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji and the other two PDP senate candidates, namely Senator Mao Ohuabunwa and Colonel Austin Akobundu respectively.

The meeting was also attended by the statutory members of the Abia PDP State Caucus, except for one who apologized for his absence.

The party urged members to support the party faction’s decision and work towards successful primaries.

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The party called on all interested aspirants to collect expressions of interest and nomination forms from the PDP headquarters at Wadata Plaza, Wuse Abuja and stated that the sale of both forms will commence on Friday, January 27 and end on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

The screening of aspirants, he said, will take place at the PDP National Headquarters on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

The party also urged aspirants to present themselves to the State Working Committee, SWC, of ​​the Abia PDP at the Secretariat of State, Finbars Street, Umuahia on Friday 2 February 2023.

The party called on members to remain vigilant and expect more information and briefings from the publicity department of the state party secretariat, Umuahia.