Anyanwu Emerges PDP Governorship candidate In Imo

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has emerged the party’s candidate for the Imo State governorship election scheduled to hold November 11 2023.

His emergence followed the party’s primary election held on Wednesday at the party’s secretariat along Okigwe Road in Owerri, the state capital.

Anyanwu is expected to challenge the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Recall that off-cycle governorship elections are expected to hold in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states on November 11, 2023

.PDP Ihedioha Withdraws From Imo Guber Primary

According to the State Organising Secretary of the PDP, Lawrence Biado, the seven-man electoral panel constituted by the National Working Committee headed by Kenneth Okon was present to monitor the primary in Imo.

Meanwhile, a former Governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha, was absent at the event.

Recall that Ihedioha had, a few weeks ago, pulled out from the PDP governorship race.