Anambra political atmosphere was astir, Sunday, as high-wire intrigues, controversies and drama hallmarked the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Two of the three Uba brothers – Senators Andy Uba and Ugochukwu Uba, emerged as candidates. While Ugochukwu became a parallel candidate of the PDP, Andy picked the ticket of the APC as party elders claimed no primary was held in the state and called for a repeat exercise.
Ugochukwu Uba won the primary organised by the Chukwudi Umeaba-led faction of the PDP held at Paul University Complex, Awka. He scored 275 votes of the 665 votes cast to emerge as winner of the faction as announced by Obidi Ebede, chairman of the electoral panel.
Another aspirant, Godwin Ezeemo, polled 114 votes to emerge second, while Senator Uche Ekwunife was third with 56 votes and Obiora Okonkwo got 44 votes.
Others aspirants were Godwin Maduka 22, Jonny Maduafokwa 27, Chris Azubogu, Valentine Ozigbo, and Ifedi Okwenna got two votes each, while Walter Okeke had 42 votes.
However, Chief Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and former Group CEO of Transcorp Plc, won the PDP ticket in another primary held at the Women Development Centre, Awka.
With the emergence of the candidates, the shape of the November 6 governorship election is taking form.
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