BREAKING: Supreme Court Sets to Decide Fate of PDP in Strong Southeast State

BREAKING: Supreme Court Sets to Decide Fate of PDP in Strong Southeast State

  • The supreme court is set to decide on who will be the governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general elections in Ebonyi
  • The court will, on Wednesday by 3pm, decide between Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi and Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba, who are both laying claim to the party's ticket
  • The final decision will be taken by a five-panel member headed by Justice Amina Augie, who announced on Wednesday, September 14, that the judgment would be rendered by 3pm the same day

Abakaliki, Ebonyi - The Supreme Court is set to decide on who will be the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi state.

The court announced on Wednesday, September 14, that it would take the final decision on the party's actual candidate on the same day, The Nation reported.

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The apex court will be choosing between Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi and Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba to contest the governorship seat of the umbrella party,

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A five-member panel, headed by Justice Amina Augie, announced on Wednesday that the judgment would be rendered by 3pm today after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the appeal marked: SC/CV/ 939/2022 filed by Ifeanyi.

Looming tension as PDP governorship, house of assembly aspirants face disqualifications in 5 states

Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP crisis keeps growing as some of its governorship aspirants could be disqualified before the 2023 governorship elections in 5 states.

The aspirants are facing different litigations in their states as a result of the disagreement that arose from the primaries that produce them.

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Some lawmakers in these states are also in the same dilemma with the governorship aspirants as they are also facing different litigations from the primaries that produced them.

Atiku, PDP in big trouble as Bode George's strong political associate, meets Tinubu, details unknown

The PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, might be in another dilemma as Uthman Shodipe, a strong associate of chief Bode George, a leader of the party, met with Bola Tinubu.

Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, and his august meeting with the associate of the PDP leader strongly indicates another political mathematics ahead of the general elections.

While details of the meeting remain unknown, the pictures were shared by Shodipe on his Facebook page.

Source: Legit.ng

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