A source within the National Working Committee, (NWC) of PDP told Daily Sun that the party might have resolved to select a compromise governorship candidate from Anambra North senatorial zone with a view to wriggling itself out of the divisive and time wasting litigations in court.
“The party was moved by the divisive impact of the litigations in court and the fact that the election was just six weeks away, to sideline the three claimants, Senator Andy Uba, Prince Ukachukwu and Nwoye; to settle for a less controversial candidate from Anambra north senatorial zone to fly the party’s flag,”
However, in a swift reaction, the PDP National Publicity secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh said it is not true. He told Daily Sun in a telephone interview yesterday that “there is no request for it (substitution). There is no need for it. There is no discussion over it and the idea is not even being entertained”.
Though the revealed that the name of the lucky candidate was being kept under wraps because of the sensitize nature of the arrangement, he said “as we speak, the NWC has finalized plans to send the name of the compromise governorship candidate to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) any moment from now to substitute the name of Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu. Last week Friday, (October 4, 2013) after going through the relevant laws, the NWC discovered that it has permission to substitute the candidate outside the three claimants in current litigation”
He said PDP NWC decided to act fast to ensure that party faithful and voters do not hurry to rival political parties stressing that “when the name of the candidate is announced, it would inject a new twist that would change the calculations of the governorship poll considering that the candidate is coming from Anambra North senatorial zone”.
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