The interim National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Hamisu Abubakar, said it would sanction Senator Andy Ubah for encouraging acts of indiscipline and illegality. He said this while talking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, August 26.
Last weekend, two parallel governorship primaries of the party had taken place in Anambra State under the chairmanships of Ejike Oguebeogu and Ken Emeakayi.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had recognised the Oguebeogu faction and attended its primaries, where Mr. Ubah was elected as its governorship candidate for the November 16 in the state. However, the party officials attended the Emeakayi faction primaries which elected Mr. Tony Nwoye as its candidate for the same election.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Mr. Abubakar, said PDP would sanction Mr. Ubah for encouraging acts of indiscipline and illegality – a threat that might be a result of Mr. Ubah's neglect of the party's directive stipulating that all aspirants should attend the party-recognised primaries.
Meanwhile, the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, had announced Mr. Nwoye as the party's candidate for the forthcoming election. Speaking during the submission of the result of the primaries by the Chairman of the Anambra State Congress Committee and Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema, to the party's National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Monday, Tukur stated:
"Go and tell the world that Tony Nwoye is the winner and the candidate of the PDP in the November 16 governorship election."
Reporting on how the primaries were conducted, Mr. Shema said 902 delegates were accredited with 14 statutory delegates which made a total of 916 for the primaries, adding that of the figure, Mr. Nwoye polled 498 votes to come first, while Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu polled 357 to emerge second, with Alex Obeoguli coming third with 13 votes. He said Walter Okoke scored 7 votes, Josephine Anenih polled 6 votes, and Agape Kramer and Senator polled one vote each.
Mr. Shema also added that Mr. Ubah was absent at the primaries, which took place at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital, adding that the accreditation took place at the Women Centre in the town. He said the party invited INEC, but directed those present to ask the commission why it did not honour the invitation.
It will be reminded that the governorship election of anambra state is scheduled for November 16, 2013.
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