The Senate this Tuesday finally declared the seat of Anambra South Senatorial District vacant following the demise of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah last year.
Recall that the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, Queen Elizabeth Agwu, had told reporters that the Commission is yet to issue a notice for the conduct of a bye-election to fill the seat of Anambra South Senatorial District.
Before Agwu’s statement, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja had stated that the Senate is yet to write the Commission declaring the seat vacant. When this reporter contacted the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Chief Chinedu Akubeze, he noted that in no distant time, the Senate would communicate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accordingly.
However, the Anambra State INEC is yet to react to this development, but the Public Relations unit of the Commission in the state promised to get back to reporters in due time regarding the notice for the election, as well as the timetable and guidelines for the exercise.
Meanwhile, one of the aspirants for the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) may dump the party for the Young Democratic Party (YPP) following alleged meetings with some chieftains of the party.
Though the details are not yet known, there have been allegations that the aspirant had worked against APGA in the last general election, supporting the late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, who was the candidate of the party at the time.
He was also accused of campaigning against the then APGA candidate, Hon. Chris Azubogu, which led to the failure of the party and its candidate in that election.
With this development, the eventual defector from APGA would have to wrestle the YPP ticket from Hon. Tony Ezike, who appears to be a top contender for the party’s nomination.