BY BENEDICT NWACHUKWU, ABUJA
BY MAYOWA SAMUEL
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dropped the All Progressives Grand Alliance governorship candidate, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Valentine Ozigbo, from the list of cleared candidates for the November 6, Anambra state governorship election.
The electoral umpire disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye.
Festus said the Commission in a meeting on Thursday considered the list and personal particulars of candidates nominated by the various political parties for the election billed for November 6, 2021.
“The Commission also considered and took cognizance of the Judgments/Court Orders served on it in relation to the primaries of the political parties and other processes leading to the election.”
It added that in line with section 31(3) of the Electoral Act, 2010(as amended) the personal particulars of the candidates will be published in the Commissions Notice Board in Awka, Anambra State while the names of the candidates, their gender, party, age, qualification and the Commission’s decision/ remarks are herein attached.
While the PDP is now left without a flag bearer for the election, the Commission, however, replaced the former Central Bank governor, who is loyal to Governor Willie Obiano with the flag bearer of the other APGA faction, Chukwuemeka Micheal Umeoji.
