The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has written the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, asking it not to tamper with its nomination of Mr. Tony Nwoye as its candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State.

THE Tony Nwoye Campaign Organization Friday faulted media reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has described Senator Andy Uba as the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying the court never gave such an order.

…As Ubah flags off campaign in Onitsha today…
FOR a state that is always on the amazing side of political developments, the fallout of the recent gubernatorial primaries by most political parties, has once again reaffirmed that Anambra may not be in a hurry to quit being the hotbed of intrigues.

HEARING in the suit over who gets the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket between Tony Nwoye and Andy Uba for the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra State continues today at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

THE nomination exercise of the governorship candidates of the political parties participating in the November 16 election in Anambra State had come and gone, but beneath the party primaries were intrigues that caught many gubernatorial aspirants napping.

The erstwhile factional chairman of APGA, Chief Maxi Okwu surprised political watchers in Anambra State when he announced in Awka that Dr. Chike Obidigbo, one of the party’s governorship aspirants who could not make it at the screening level is the candidate of the party for the November 16 election.

…As Anambra CPC pulls out of APC, joins PDM…
THE Anambra State All Progressives Congress (APC), weekend, held its state congress in Awka and promised to conduct hitch-free primaries today for the nomination of its governorship candidate for the November 16 election.

A group, Anambra Reality Group, ARG, has said it is ready to play a pivotal role in issues relating to the emergence of who governs Anambra State come 2014 and beyond as well as mounting positive pressures to ensure effective performance at all times.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, Friday, nullified the suspension of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Andy Uba, from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians against buying up voter’s cards from the electorate in order to rig the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra.

WITH the primaries of the various political parties that will contest for the November 16 governorship being concluded, the wheat has been separated from the chaff and the men from the boys.

AWKA—Former Minister of State for Water Transport and governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prince John Emeka, Monday, withdrew from Anambra governorship race on grounds of alleged imposition of a candidate on the people by Governor Peter Obi.

A 25- year- old man, Ifeanyi Ofoegbu, was recently arrested by the Police in Bariga area of Lagos, for parading himself as a military man and terrorizing his neighborhood.

Prince Kenneth Emeakayi was few months ago adopted by stakeholders including national officers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the chairman of the Anambra State chapter of the party. His emergence followed more than 10 years of intractable infighting that led to multiplication of factions within the party. Since his emergence, Prince Emeakayi has attempted to cobble the different factions within a united body. In this telephone interview he spoke on the party’s plans and prospects ahead of tomorrow’s governorship primaries. Excerpts:

ABUJA—All Progressives Party, declared Wednesday, that a large part of its agenda will focus on the Nigerian youth with particular attention to education, job creation, entrepreneurship skills, and vocational training.