ANALYSIS: Abia Governorship: It’s PDP vs ex-PDP
About 29 political parties have fielded candidates to vie for the office of the governor.
He based his decision on the fact that of the three senatorial districts in the state, only the southern district was yet to produce the state governor since its excision from Imo State in 1991. Mr Otti had urged the tribunal to annul the declaration of Mr. Ikpeazu as governor, saying the election was marred by irregularities and substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act. He urged the tribunal to declare him the winner on account of the lawful votes cast during the election.
He contended that the primary election was a fraud because there was no formal accreditation and that the voters were just given tags during the exercise.Now an APC chieftain, Mr Ogah seeks to dethrone the governor as he is said to have the backing of former governor Orji Kalu.Blessing Nwagba is a female candidate of the SDP and currently a serving member of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Aba North.
Political analysts believe that it is better for Mr Ikpeazu to complete his second term and then hand over to someone from another zone in 2023. This is judging from the fact that the previous governors, Theordore Orji from the central district and Orji Kalu from the Northern district, each served for eight years.
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