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Former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Prof Uche Ikonne, clinched the ticket in Abia State.
He polled 468. Senator Enyinnaya, who withdrew from the race, polled five votes.
Others are Lucky Igbokwe (45), Ude Oko (six), Ezinwanyi Jonah (five), Enyinnaya Nwafor (four), Sampson Orji (four), Emma Nwaka (four), Ncheta Omerkpe (three) and Prof Greg Ibe (two).
Abaribe and other governorship aspirants boycotted the primary.
He said some of them had battled hard to navigate PDP in Abia away from a self-destructive path.
He said: โThere was no doubt that Abians are tired of being subjected to being the butt of jokes and ridicule from their peers, particularly those from the contiguous states that were hitherto far behind Abia State in the development index in the time past.
โThat was the narrative we sought to change when the campaign took off.
โUnfortunately, the ugly developments ignited by a rapacious ambition to maintain the wicked governance status quo of imposition and godfatherism have aborted this quest in PDP.
โAccordingly, I Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe will not be part of this charade. I am therefore not participating in the exercise.โ
