…heads for Labour Party
Hope James
Former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary in Imo State and is headed for the Labour Party.
The former governor was screened and cleared a few days ago by the PDP to contest the party’s primary ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State.
However, in a letter dated March 27, 2023, Ihedioha informed the PDP leadership of his “personal sacrifice” for a “consensus candidate” by the party.
Recall that In January 2020, the Supreme Court sacked Ihedioha as the governor of Imo State after barely seven months in office.
The seven-man panel led by Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 19, 2019, governorship election in the state.
The appellant, Uzodimma had contended that he scored the highest number of votes in the election, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returned Ihedioha as the governor of the state.