Imo guber race: Uzodimma dumps deputy
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Uzodimma's decision to choose a female deputy might not be unconnected with an aim at capturing the votes of the female population in the state.
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has dropped his deputy, Prof Placid Njoku, ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state.
According to DailyTrust, the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Uzodimma has dropped Placid for a female deputy governorship candidate, Mrs Ekemaru Chinyere Ihuoma.
The list also includes the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, who chose a former House of Representatives member, Jones Onyeriri, as his deputy.
The Labour Party has Senator Athan Achonu as its governorship candidate with a former Reps member, Tony Nwulu, as his deputy.
Uzodimma’s decision to choose a female deputy might not be unconnected with an aim at capturing the votes of the female population in the state.
It is also suspected that the choice of Ekemaru, who is from the same Mbaike block as the PDP candidate, is to effectively checkmate the growing influence of the major opposition party in the November election.
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