PDP Decides Uba, Nwoye’s Fate, Soon

Ahead of September 17 deadline for the submission of names of governorship candidates in  Anambra State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will decide whose name to present to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election.
Two factions  of the party had held parallel state congresses, which produced Senator Andy Uba and Chief Tony Nwoye as candidates for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State. Since then, controversy has trailed the exercise, as there are court orders against Uba  and Nwoye.
Uba had emerged from the congress held by the Ejike Oguebego faction, which is recognised by INEC, while Nwoye was picked at the congress by the Ken Emeakayi faction, which has the backing of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP. Sources told The Tide that  PDP, having weighed the implications of submitting, woyes name, as earlier considered, have developed cold feet, fearing that doing so could be contempt of court, since Uba had obtained an injunction restraining the party from doing so.
It was gathered that PDP is considering the option of replacing both Uba and Nwoye with the name of a consensus candidate, to beat the next Tuesday’s deadline for submission of the names of candidates.
The party sensed that with various court cases pending, if either of the two contending politicians is submitted, it may stand the risk of contempt of court or disqualification from the race.
Right now, Uba is in court to stop  INEC from recognising Nwoye as the party’s candidate for the November 16 election, while another aspirant, Nicholas Ukachukwu, is also in court against Nwoye and Uba ‘s candidature.
The option of picking one of the other aspirants, as consensus candidate, it was gathered, gained fillip to avoid submitting either Uba  or Nwoye’s name and the courts would declare that the exercise is null and void, which could mean that the PDP would not have a candidate in the
election.
If the PDP settles for a consensus candidate, other aspirants, who participated in the primaries,  who may benefit are: Senator Anosike, Alex Obiagbolu, Obinna Uzoh, Nicholas Ukachukwu, Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo and Eucheria Azodo, among others.