Anambra poll: ZLP to unveil Okonkwo, Balonwu as governorship candidate, deputy

The party will also unveil Okonkwo and his running mate, Jessie Balonwu, a former lawmaker and Commissioner in Anambra State to the people on a soon to be announced date.

Okonkwo, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had resigned from the party at the weekend after contesting to fly the flag of the party in the November 6 governorship election in the state.Media adviser to Okonkwo, Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu who disclosed the substitution of the party’s candidate to Okonkwo said the process was completed on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission .

Uchegbu in a press release made available to DAILY POST in Awka said: “With the development, Dr. Okonkwo will now be on the ballot as the candidate of Zenith Labour Party for the November 6 election in Anambra State. “The submission followed Dr. Okonkwo’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party . Okonkwo resigned from the PDP in protest following the outcome of an illegitimate primary election where the Party abandoned its constitution and foisted on the members a process that cannot stand the test of the law thereby leaving the party with a barrage of litigations that do not point a clear direction as the November 6 election approaches.

“Dame Balonwu, who is from Onitsha North and South Federal Constituency of Anambra North Senatorial District, was also the first Igbo female senator-elect and Commissioner for Education in Anambra state. She also served the state meritoriously as Chairman, Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board led by Azubike Anazor had last week addressed journalists, saying it would lead a delegation to the Ogidi-born Chief to accede to their request.

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