…As Anyanwu emerges PDP Gov candidate in Imo
…Off-cycle governorship elections to hold in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo November 11
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 11 governorship election.
In a related development the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu has emerged the PDP governorship candidate for the November 11 Imo State Governorship Election.
This followed the PDP’s primary held on Wednesday the party’s primary in its state secretariat along the Okigwe Road in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Off-cycle governorship elections are expected to hold in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states on November 11, 2023.
In the Bayelsa primary, held on Wednesday, Diri was the sole contestant in line with the PDP rule of the incumbent being entitled to the right of first refusal, Channels News reports.
Diri clinched the ticket with a total of 305 votes as the sole aspirant of the party out of 313 votes cast during the primary, which took place at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, Channels news reports.
Addressing the delegates and party stakeholders, the Chairman of the PDP Electoral Panel and Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, said the nominee, having satisfied the statutory requirements of the primary, was declared the winner.
In his acceptance speech, Diri expressed gratitude to the delegates and the party for giving him the ticket to contest for a second term in office.
Senator-elect for Bayelsa Central, Kombowei Benson, who is also a former speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, applauded the process.
In a related development, the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, emerged the party’s governorship candidate for the Imo State governorship election also to be held on November 11.
