Abia PDP to chose Ikonne’s replacement February 4
*Says fresh guber primary slated for Umuahia Township Stadium
*Sale of nomination forms begins Friday January 27
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia
Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday, February 4, 2023 to hold governorship primary to choose a new governorship candidate to replace its deceased guber Candidate, Prof. Uche Ikonne, who died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Abia PDP Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Elder Abraham Amah, who disclosed this in Umuahia in a statement, said that sale of Nomination Forms commenced on Friday, January 27, 2023, adding that forms are sold at the PDP National secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse, Abuja.
Abraham advised interested aspirants wishing to contest in the Governorship primary to rush to Wadata Plaza to pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms as the sale of forms would end on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, to be quickly followed by screening on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
The statement by Abraham reads: “Following the death of Prof. Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, the Abia PDP gubernatorial candidate on Wednesday January 25, 2023 and the subsequent directive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which relied upon the provisions of the New Electoral Act on the replacement of candidates arising from death, the Abia PDP wishes to inform its members that a date for the primary election to nominate a new candidate to replace late Prof. Uche Ikonne has been scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2023 by 0:00 am prompt at the Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia.
“Consequent upon the above, 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 today Friday January 27 and ends on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
“The screening of aspirants will hold at the PDP National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, on Thursday February 2, 2023 at 11:00 am prompt.
“All the aspirants are expected to present themselves to the State Working Committee, SWC, of the Abia PDP on Friday, February 2, 2023 at the State Secretariat, Finbars Street, Umuahia, by 12: 00 pm.
“Further directives from the State Party Secretariat, Finbars Street, Umuahia would be communicated when necessary.”
Recall that on learning of the death of the Abia PDP Governorship Candidate, late Prof. Uche Ikonne, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), gave the party 14 days to conduct a fresh primary to choose Ikpeazu’s replacement.
