Court Adjourns Suit of Tony Nwoye; Supposed Anambra State PDP Elected Governorship Candidate

The suit filed by Tony Nwoye seeking to be declared as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Anambra Governorship election could not be heard on Friday [{20-09-2013}because his lawyer, Yusuf Ali, Senior Advocate Of Nigeria {SAN} applied for an adjournment which was granted by the court. Nwoye is asking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the PDP to uphold him as the party's elected candidate for the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra State.

At the hearing of the suit on Friday, parties were expected to address the court on the implication of a judgment by the Port-Harcourt division of the court on the suit filed by Nwoye.

Those of you following Anambra State politics, you all know Anambra State PDP has two factions......The Ejike Oguebego’s faction of the PDP in Anambra State, which elected Chief Andy Uba as the party’s candidate and the Ken Emeakayi’s faction which produced Mr. Tony Nwoye as the flag bearer.

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