Confusion As Court Restrains PDP, INEC From Recognizing Emeakayi Conducted Anambra Guber Primaries

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been given a restraining order by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt against accepting or recognizing the outcome of the governorship primaries election in Anambra State conducted by the Ken Emeakayi-led PDP that produced Tony Nwoye as its candidate.

Information Nigeria reports that Anambra PDP is split in two with one faction recognized by the national leadership of the party while the other is recognized by INEC. The division in the party reared its ugly head on Saturday when two parallel governorship primaries were conducted with two separate aspirants emerging as candidates.

But the trial Judge, Justice H.A Nganjiwa, ordered that the result of the Ejike Oguebego-led Executive backed by INEC where Senator Andy Uba emerged winner, should be accepted pending the hearing and determination of the suit before the court.
The order made by Justice Nganjiwa followed a suit instituted brought against the PDPand INEC by the Oguebego-led Executive.

In the ruling, with Suit No FHC/PH/CS/213/2013, the trial Judge ordered among others that “The 1st and 2nd Defendants are to forthwith comply with the order of this honourable court made on the 6thof August 2013”.

It would be recalled that sequel to Tuesday’s ruling, the court had in the interim gave an exparte order restraining both INEC and PDP from dealing with the Ken Emeakayi faction until the main application is heard.

INEC is the electoral process owner, or the Supplier.

PDP is the process user, or the buyer.

The Court is the regulatory board, or consumer protection.

Neither INEC nor Court has business telling PDP who to sponsor. Whichever candidate wins the delegate ballots wins the primary and should be fielded for guber contest.

I dont understand why a confusion, I mean, is there some sort of rigging in the primary and if so who is behind it?

Not only in Anambra, but everywhere in Nigeria

ImperialYoruba: INEC is the electoral process owner, or the Supplier.

PDP is the process user, or the buyer.

The Court is the regulatory board, or consumer protection.

Neither INEC nor Court has business telling PDP who to sponsor. Whichever candidate wins the delegate ballots wins the primary and should be fielded for guber contest.

I dont understand why a confusion, I mean, is there some sort of rigging in the primary and if so who is behind it?

There is sure mother of confusion going on in Anambra....owing to the presence of 2 factions laying claim to being the authentic exco which is saddled with the task of midwifing a primaries to elect their gubernatorial candidate

The Ejike Oguebego faction backed and controlled by the Ubas elected Andy Uba and fortunately or otherwise is the one INEC monitored

While the Ken Emeakayi is the faction the PDP HQ is supporting which elected Tony Nwoye

Now both factions are locked in a battle for supremacy hence the recourse to a court suit

Why is INEC monitoring party primaries and endorsing candidates?