The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Anambra state, in the last governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has been disqualified from contesting the Senate seat in the 2023 National Assembly election on the platform of the party.
Some of those cleared are Chris Uba, Senator Stella Oduah and Senator Uche Ekwunife.
In the report of the screening committee of the party for the 2023 National Assembly election in the state, dated April 27, 2022, obtained by journalists in Abuja on Sunday, nine aspirants contesting for Senate seat were screened, out of which six were cleared.In the report signed by the Chairman of the committee, Udeh Okoye, indicated that “he told the committee that he was awaiting the Supreme Court Judgment in SC/CV/240/2022 and SC/CV/241/2022.
“On that basis, he concluded that there would be no need to submit the senatorial form within the specified time.