Jude Ezenwafor, the sole aspirant, has secured the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the Anambra governorship election.
The PDP governorship primary was held on Tuesday at the
Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre in Awka, the state capital.
Chijioke Onwubuya, chairman of the Anambra governorship
election congress committee, announced Ezenwafor as the party’s flagbearer at
the end of the exercise.
Onwubuya said Ezenwafor secured 798 ‘yes’ votes, with 26
invalid votes, noting that 853 delegates were accredited out of the 999 on the
list for the congress.
“By the power vested in me and in line with PDP rules, I
hereby declare Jude Ezenwafor our candidate,” he said.
He added that the process followed the PDP constitution and
electoral guidelines.
Speaking after his victory, Ezenwafor said the PDP is on a
rescue mission in Anambra and urged voters to support the party’s bid to
reclaim leadership in the state.
Ezenwafor said he joined the race to return the PDP to the
Anambra government house.
“If you support me, the dream will come true. They say PDP
is dead, but I will prove them wrong,” he said.
“All LGA and ward chairmen are now automatic coordinators in
their areas.
“Our journey to Government House has begun.”
Chidi Chidebe, the PDP chairman in Anambra, said the party
is “heading into the election rejuvenated, united, and strong, as Anambra now
regrets rejecting the PDP”.
He noted that many who left the party have returned after
disappointing experiences elsewhere, adding that PDP remains Nigeria’s most
liberal platform that built “today’s core governance structures”.
The Anambra governorship election will be held on November
8.
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