Anambra State was on Monday thrown into jubilation as a High Court sitting in Awka declined to renew an order it granted embattled litigant Sen. Ugochukwu Uba on the 5th of July seeking the non-recognition of Mr. Valentine Ozigbo as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State.
The said order, initially granted by Justice Obiora A. Nwabunike, going by Order 40, Rule 3(3) of the High Court civil procedure rules could only subsist for 7 days after which the Court may choose to renew it or it stands abated as a result.
Going by the proceedings of Monday, July 12 , the Courts refusal to renew the said order, stands abated and vacated. Thus, the order which restrained “the Peoples Democratic Party from presenting, receiving, parading or accepting Valentine Ozigbo as the authentic governorship candidate for Anambra State” stands vacated.
What the significance of the Court’s refusal to grant a renewal of the said order means in the eye of the law, Valentine Ozigbo remains the recognized PDP candidate for the November 6 Anambra governorship election.
It would be recalled that on June 26, Valentine Ozigbo emerged the flab-bearer of the PDP in a keenly contested primary election conducted by the National Working Committee of the PDP. The primary, which was monitored by INEC, was adjudged as the most free, fair and credible in the history of the party.
Meanwhile PDP stalwarts across the country continue to congratulate Ozigbo, who is regarded as one of the brightest entrants into politics in the South East.
