Anambra: INEC releases Party Flag-Bearers List
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of 23 governorship candidates for the Anamabra polls ahead of the November 16 election.
INEC says the names on the list are the people permitted to stage campaigns for the election and that it has made use of the court orders and the form submitted by parties to compile the names on its candidates list before arriving at the candidates list.
INEC has published Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu as the candidate for PDP and Mr. Willie Obiano is for APGA despite the crisis rocking the two parties over their candidates.
Meanwhile, Senator Chris Ngige is listed as candidate by INEC for the APC and Mr. Ifeanyi Uba is for Labour Party.
The INEC however warned that only those on the list published by it are allowed to conduct electioneering campaigns, and any violation of this rule amounts to an electoral offence and security agencies are urged to intervene as such
The battle to resolve the PDP candidate has been on for several weeks, a tough contest between Mr. Tony Nwoye and senator Andy Uba, but both men didn’t make INEC’s list.
Commenting on the list a PDP member from Anambra was jubilant at the non-appearance of Sen. Andy Uba who he said allegedly chaired the Senate Committee on INEC just so he could be in control of this election. “Obviously didn’t work out for him, INEC under Jega is somehow truly Independent” he concluded
