2023: Organisation lauds INEC for publishing Ebonyi PDP National Assembly Candidates in favour of Odii


The campaign organization for Ebonyi governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for publishing the names of the elected National Assembly candidates ahead of the 2023 General Elections.

The published candidates were in the line-up of Odii as the authentic candidates for the National Assembly positions.

This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Tuesday by Mr Abia Onyike, Director of Media and Publicity, Campaign Organisation of Dr IfeanyiChukuma Odii, who court have declared as the flag bearer of PDP in Ebonyi.

According to Onyike, the successful candidates are from the line-up of the PDP gubernatorial candidate of the state, Odi, who emerged with them from the PDP's Primaries conducted on May 28 and 29, 2022.

"The Primary Election was the one mornitored by INEC and was adopted by the National Working Committee(NWC) of the PDP as the authentic PDP primary election in Ebonyi state," he stated.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal High Court had on June 7 nullified the factional Primary election of 5 and 6 June, 2022 that produced Sen Obinna Ogba as another governorship candidate.

Ogba is currently representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone in the national assembly.

The court also declared the primary null and void and upheld Odii's primary.

Odii had on June 20 received a certificate of returns from the PDP's leadership as the Ebonyi gubernatorial candidate for 2023 elections.

The Director noted that the candidates for the Senatorial posts are as follows: Sen. Lazarus Nweru Ogbe, Ebonyi Central Senatorial District, Dr Samuel Ominyi Egwu, Ebonyi North Senatorial District and Sen. Michael Ama Nnachi, Ebonyi South Senatorial District.

"The candidates for the House of Representatives are: Mr victor Umoke Aleke, Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency. Mr Barnabas Chukwuma Ofoke, Abakaliki/ Izzi Federal Constituency. Mr Johnson Obinna Nwachukwu, Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency.

"Others are: Vitalis Ogbonna Nwanne, Ezza South/ Ikwo Federal Constituency. MrJerry Okechukwu Obasi, Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency and Mr Uduma Enwo Igariwey, Afikpo North/ Afikpo South Federal Constituency," Onyike explained

Congratulations AnyiChuks.
Ogba should rest wt his pot belly