Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Anxiety has enveloped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State as the former Chairman of the party and one of its governorship aspirants, Senator Emma Nwaka, has filed a suit against the party’s February 4 fresh governorship primary.
This is coming barely 72 hours after the PDP Vice Chairman, Abia South, Chief David Chigbu, dumped the party and declared support for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, describing the PDP as “a nest of liars.”
PDP conducted a fresh primary on February 4, that produced Chief Okey Ahiwe following the sudden death of its former flag bearer, Professor Uche Ikonne.
Dissatisfied with the conduct of the reschedule primary, Nwaka headed for the Abuja Federal High Court, praying the Court to sanction the party over obvious infractions that characterised the exercise.
Nwaka is also seeking an order of the court for a rerun of the primary that would involve only those that participated in the May 25, 2022, primary or the quashing of the fresh primary that produced Ahiwe.
Defendants in the suit filed on behalf of Nwaka by his lawyer, Ikechkwu Ezechukwu SAN, are the PDP, Ahiwe and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
