Ebuka Onunkwo Leads Two Other APGA Aspirants In Anambra South Mock Primary
Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, Chairman of Sea Horse Lubricant Industries is leading other contenders for the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ahead of the Aug. 16 Anambra South Senatorial District by-election.
Sources say this followed from the series of internal selection systems which involved the aspirants on one stage, party chairmen and chairmen of the seven Local Government Areas in the Senatorial District in other stages.
The APGA mock primaries which were held in Abuja was on the order and supervision of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo who directed that the aspirants should contest among themselves and come up with one candidate.
The source said in the first stage of voting which involved party chairmen, Onunkwo scored three votes ahead of Mr Paschal Agbodike and Emma Nwachukwu who scored one while one Local Government council chairman was absent.
The mock primary which is by no means final excludes other contenders as Patrick Ubajiaka. Chuka Mouma, Akai Egwuonwu and others from the ticket race.
Agbordike, a sitting member of Ihiala Federal Constituency had produced a purported endorsement resolution unanimously signed by the Local Government Chairmen but it was turned down by Soludo who insisted on a voting process in his presence.
The Governor later asked the aspirants to vote for one another excluding themselves and in the end, each aspirant received one vote, except Agbodike, who got none while Nwachukwu got two votes.
In another round of voting involving Party Chairmen and Local Government Chairmen, the 13 votes available were shared as follows: Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, five, Paschal Agbodike, four,,Emma Nwachukwu, two and Mr. Orajiaka, two votes.
The outcome places Onunkwo, Agbordike and Nwachukwu as favourites for the ticket of APGA.
Even though this process does not determine who will be the candidate of APGA in the by-election, it serves as a guide to who will likely emerge.
However power of flies the ticket of party rests with the governor and party hierarchy.
