Senator Andy Uba, former Special Adviser to
ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, was yesterday
declared winner of one of the parallel
primaries organised by the PDP to pick its
candidate for the November 16, 2013
governorship election in Anambra State.
Former students leader, Tony Nwoye polled
498 votes in the other primaries, followed by
Senator Nicholas Ukachukwu with 378 votes.
Uba, according to the result declared after the
election conducted by the Kenneth Emeakayi
faction recognised by the party’s national
secretariat polled 645 votes, followed by Emma
Anosike with 110 votes.
Jerry Ugwoke got 86;Patrick Ugbomah
-89;Mike Okoye -22;Ugochukwu Okeke
-20;Alex Obiogolu -17;Mrs Josephine Anenih
-3;Walter Okeke -2;and Tony Nwoye -1.
The result was announced by the Returning
Officer, Dr. Kenneth Enemuoh.
The election was supervised by a delegation led
by Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State.
With him were Sen. Ndoma Egba and Gombe
State Governor Dankwambo.
It was almost marred by a fight between
supporters of two of the aspirants during the
accreditation of delegates.
The police led by the Area Commander for
Awka, Deputy Commissioner of Police Yusuf
had to tear gas the arena to disperse the
crowd.
Two persons were injured.
The parallel primaries organised by the INEC
and Court recognised Ejike Oguebego faction
were peaceful.
Before their accreditation exercise, the
aspirants had met with the Anambra State
Commissioner of Police, Ballah Nasarawa
where they had a closed door meeting.
Governors Shema and Dankwabo who also
attended the meeting pleaded with them to
eschew rancour in the interest of the party.
Shema said only one person can be governor at
a time.
However, one of the aspirants, Dr. Alex
Obiogbolu, told The Nation yesterday that what
happened in the place was the same old story.
He said some aspirants used thugs to cause
confusion before the Police intervention
adding, “if we continue like this, I pity PDP”.
At the Emmaus House venue of the parallel
primaries, supervised by PDP leaders from the
Southeast, Azodo, Emeke and Dike praised the
Oguegbego led PDP for organizing a rancour
free primary, adding that the credibility of the
exercise was not in doubt.
The returning officer of the exercise was
former speaker of the Anambra State House of
Assembly, Dr. KC Enemo led a five man team
which included the South East PDP Women
leader Mrs. Tonia Nnankwu.
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