{"id":95320,"date":"2022-05-26T00:10:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T23:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95320"},"modified":"2022-05-26T00:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T23:10:28","slug":"ex-vc-ikonne-emerges-abia-pdp-governorship-flag-bearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ex-vc-ikonne-emerges-abia-pdp-governorship-flag-bearer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex VC, Ikonne emerges Abia PDP governorship flag bearer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1733829716802787108\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, ABSU,Uturu, Prof. Uche Ikonne, has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Abia State.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ikonne polled 468 to defeat Mr. Lucky Igbokwe who got 45 votes, while Mrs Ezenwanyi Jonah scored 5 votes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Seven aspirants including the State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu; Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; former Abia PDP chairman,\u00a0 Senator Emma Nwaka; Dr. Sampson Orji; Dr. Chima Anyaso and Chief Ncheta Elvis Omerekpe,had withdrawn from the race ,alleging use of fake delegate list to conduct the primary election and nun compliance with rules of the party.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">544 votes was the total number of votes cast while eight votes were void.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The returning Officer of the primary election, Chief Ayo Fayose declared Ikonne as the winner of the election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ikonne, in his acceptance speech, pledged to run a participatory government if he is elected governor of the state .<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He urged aggrieved members to help the\u00a0 party to win the election.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, ABSU,Uturu, Prof. Uche Ikonne, has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Abia State. 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