INEC Releases Final List of Gubernatorial Candidates For Anambra Poll [See Names]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list for the next month gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the list includes the name of PDP’s candidate for the poll , Mr Valentine Ozigbo alongside his running mate, Mrs Azuka Enemo.

Also in the 18 candidates list published on Thursday were Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The list, signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in charge of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, also had Senator Ifeanyi Uba as the candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP) while Dr Obiora Okonkwo would fly the flag of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

Others were Obiora Agbasimalo, Labour Party; Dr Godwin Maduka, Accord Party; Bennet Etiaba (AA); Chidozie Nwankwo, (AAC); Akachukwu Nwankpo (ADC), Afam Ume-ezeoke (ADP), Geoffrey Onyejegbu (APM), Philip Echetebu (APP), Okeke Chika Jerry (BOOT Party).

Leonard Ohajinkpo will contest on the platform of NNPP, Afam Ezenwafor for NRM, Nnamdi Nwawuo for PRP and Obinna Uzoh for SDP.

In a reaction, Ozigbo said the election was winnable for him as the PDP had the brightest chance among all the parties in the contest going by the vigorous campaigns he had ran and the feedback received.

According to him, in spite of the handful of defections, we retain the comparative advantage of the grassroots.