The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the names of Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) national assembly candidates, recognising those who emerged in the camp of Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections in the state.
The successful candidates are from the the line-up of Dr. Odii, popularly AnyiChucks, who emerged candidate in the party’s governorship primary held between May 28 and 29, 2022, which has been recognised as by the electoral umpire.
Although the party’s national leadership sanctioned a rescheduled primary which produced Senator Obinna Ogba as governorship candidate on June 5, the election was subsequently declared null and void by a federal high court in Abakailiki, which maintained that the initial primary held in May was the only legal primary, which was monitored by INEC and the PDP National Working Committee.
The PDP National Assembly (Senate) candidates for Ebonyi State as released by INEC for the 2023 General Elections are as follows:
1. Hon. Lazarus Nweru Ogbe( Ebonyi Central Senatorial District).
2. Sen. Dr. Samuel Ominyi Egwu( Ebonyi North Senatorial District).
3. Sen. Michael Ama Nnachi( Ebonyi South Senatorial District).
The Ebonyi State PDP candidates for the House of Representatives are:
1. Hon. Victor Umoke Aleke( Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency.
2. Barnabas Chukwuma Ofoke( Abakaliki/ Izzi Federal Constituency.
3. Johnson Obinna Nwachukwu(Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency.
4. Vitalis Ogbonna Nwanne(Ezza South/ Ikwo Federal Constituency.
5. Hon. Jerry Okechukwu Obasi(Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency.
6. Hon. Uduma Enwo Igariwey (Afikpo North/ Afikpo South Federal Constituency.
Meanwhile, Abia Onyike, the director of media and publicity for AnyiChucks Campaign, has called on all party members in the state to close ranks ahead of the 2023 polls.
According to the former commissioner for information in the state, unity of party members is important in view of the need to reclaim the state from the All Progressives Congress (APC).