A banker, Valentine Ozigbo, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State.

The 50-year-old Mr Ozigbo polled 62 out of 218 votes to beat 13 other aspirants who were on the ballot.

Some aspirants had withdrawn from the primary out of protest because of the new list of delegates that was released by the National Working Committee of the party.

Besides, a faction of the party had held a parallel primary elsewhere in Awka which produced Ugochukwu Uba as its own candidate.

The candidates defeated by Mr Ozigbo included Uche Ukwunife, a serving senator, who scored 44 votes and came third in the primary which was conducted late into Saturday night.

Obiora Okonkwo, a billionaire businessman, came second with 58 votes.

Mr Ozigbo was the president and chief executive officer of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) from 2019 to 2020.

He has worked with several banks in Nigeria, including Diamond Bank and the United Bank for Africa.

Mr Ozigbo will be contesting against a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6 governorship election in the state.

APGA is the ruling party in the state.

The All Progressives Congress was yet to declare its candidate for the election at the time of this report.

Ugonna62:
Congrats to prof.Charls soludo the next governor of Anambra state.its now very obvious that with this pramaries PDP is not a serious opposition party.

vicdom:

Exactly!! That Ad-hoc delegate list that was earlier voided by FCT high court would have been the best to produce most popular candidate. But it ruined everything for PDP. As it is now, I doubt if PDP would even come 3rd in the main election.

Lalasticlala

kenzysmith:
So Maduka no get level.
Maduka be like upon all the cars I shared and all the orphanage wey I visit

garfield1:


Dont worry.maduka will emerge from the uba faction.

WhatCanIsay:
Maduka is a poverty alleviation programme for his supporters. Every election year he comes out, shares the most of cash, and makes the most of noise. At the end, with a hand you can always count the number of votes he gets during the primaries.

It seems someone cursed him with politics as a way of impoverishing him.

garfield1:


Later,you will somersault and say pdp will win

fergie001:


Uba faction is non-existent. His brother won in his own faction defeating Ezeemo.....

He is a comedian.

vicdom:

Mark it somewhere, it will be very difficult for PDP to even come 3rd, with this unpopular candidate. Congratulations to Prof Chukwuma charles Soludo.

garfield1:


I know.I just want you to start arguing hypocritically like you did in bayelsa

garfield1:


How is it non existent na? You are concluding too early.uba has always had his way in anambra pdp.dont forget the fhc high court is not the last court,a lot can change between now and Oct

vicdom:

Mark it somewhere, it will be very difficult for PDP to even come 3rd, with this unpopular candidate. Congratulations to Prof Chukwuma charles Soludo.

TotoGame:
Soludo might end up winning in all the 21 LGAs In Anambra state

vicdom:

As a matter of fact, Soludo doesn't have opponents in the coming election.

fergie001:


No chance. He has lost this one.
It doesn't exist. The NEC of the Party beat him to that with the statutory delegates stuff.....


Calm down....; na prayer now.

vicdom:

I don't argue blindly like you nah. Even though I'm apologetic to PDP, I just stated the fact that PDP would lose woefully to soludo, unlike you that would want to be living in denial.

garfield1:


I know with soludo,apc has little chances

vicdom:

Where's the chance? You will see how Soludo is going to humiliate all if them come Nov 6

garfield1:


Nwannem,am not really bothered about pdp since a useless candidate has emerged but for record purpose since majority of the delegates didn't vote,the courts can void it if uba faction raises it.but I dont really care.its apga am after

Timnico:
I always knew elections are not won on social media, when I saw this transcorp guy resign his job just to contest I knew Elumelu must have negotiated for him, moreover most of the shareholders at Transcorp are PDP big boys, Dr. Maduka should invest his money wisely and go learn politics.
No be by carry small boys around and snapping pictures.