The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has declared Honourable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, according to a breaking news report by the African Independent Television.
Senator Ayogu Eze did not participate in the primary held by the PDP in the state that produced Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, but rather held an a parallel primary away from the designated venue by the PDP national executives where he declared himself winner.
Senator Eze later went to court to claim that he was the authentic candidate of the party on the ground that he was elected by the ‘authentic delegates’ of the party in the state.
It was Ayogu Eze that lodged the substantive suit before the court, while Ugwuanyi who was endorsed by the national leadership of the PDP, subsequently applied and was joined as an interested party in the matter.
Other defendants in the suit by Ayogu Eze are the PDP, its National Chairman, Mr. Adamu Mu’azu and INEC.
Details later.
