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Anambra: Appeal Court orders INEC to return Ozigbo as PDP candidate

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Mr Ozigbo was elected at the primary election conducted on June 26 by the Ndubisi Nwobu-led faction of the PDP in Anambra.

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, declared Valentine Ozigbo the lawful candidate of theHaving considered the lawyers’ arguments, the panel of Justices led by Dongban Mensa dismissed the primary conducted by the Chukwudi Umeaba-led faction of the party which produced Ugochukwu Uba as its flag bearer and validated the candidature of Mr Ozigbo.

Mr Ozigbo emerged from a primary election conducted by the Ndubuisi Nwobu-led National Working Committee on June 26. On this ground, the court ordered the NEC, to immediately publish his name as the candidate of the PDP for the November 6 governorship race. The appeal court also awarded N10 million against Mr Uba, a former senator and his lawyers for forum shopping.

The INEC on July 16 published the list of candidates for the Anambra election with no candidate listed for the PDP.

 

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