ANAMBRA 2021: Court Upholds Ugochukwu Uba As PDP Standard Bearer, Nullifies Ozigbo Purported Primary Election

An Anambra State High Court sitting at Awka, Monday, July 19, 2021 gave its verdict, declaring Senator Ugochukwu Uba as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Standard Bearer for the November 6 Anambra Governorship election.

Honourable Justice Nwabunike gave the judgment, Monday, in a suit no: A/230/2021 between SENATOR DR UGOCHUKWU UBA VS INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION. Others joined in the suit are the Peoples Democratic Party and Valentine Ozigbo

The state High court dismissed all the preliminary objections filed by Valentine Ozigbo and declared that there was only one proper State Congress and primary election won by Ugochukwu Uba and declared that any other result by which Valentine Ozigbo was purportedly declared winner is null, void and of no effect for violation of section 25 of the PDP Constitution, Section 87 of the Electoral Act and extant judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and directive of INEC that PDP should use the list of authentic delegates of of the party to conduct the primary election.

The court further held that the PDP having used the court approved list of candidates to conduct the election which Ugochukwu Uba won beating Valentine Ozigbo and 13 other aspirants, PDP should not have purported to conduct another exercise same day using only 62 votes out of 218 random names to declare Ozigbo the winner of the primary election.

This judgment has now cleared the way for the Peoples Democratic Party to have a Governorship candidate published by INEC, as the publication made by the National electoral umpire on 16 July 2021 had omitted the name of a candidate for the PDP by merely inserting “Court order” in place of a named candidate.

By this judgment, Ugochukwu Uba is the candidate of the PDP.

According to sources the leaders and elders of the party are working hard to bring the PDP family together so as to rally round Senator Uba

As a good party man, Valentine Ozigbo is expected to take the development in good faith and embrace his brother Uba to move ahead.

NewsTrack Nigeria learnt of the move by some politicians in Ozigbo’s camp to appeal the judgment.

If PDP is to go far in the forthcoming election the leaders and elders of the beleaguered erstwhile ruling party must work hard to reunite every camp to eschew bitterness, back biting so as to face the challenge of winning Anambra gubernatorial election.

Senator Ugochukwu Uba is known for his known for his experience in administration and politicking, having been exposed in every facets human endeavour.

The soft spoken but action packed administrator has all it takes to change the tide.

However, it will be pretty difficult to outwit the PDP if only Uba family and Ozigbo political camp can work together.

This is only politically correct of only those in question can understand the challenge before them.