Nigeria: Amaechi Makes Electoral Commission List As Omehia Turns Apga Candidate

9 February 2011

Port Harcourt — Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has been enlisted by INEC as the PDP governorship candidate for the April elections, ending threats of substitution initially mulled by his main political rival, former governor of the state, Celestine Omehia, who is now the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) after leaving the PDP.

Amaechi also upheld the current deputy governor, Engr Tele Ikuru, as his running mate for the election while Omehia picked Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja a serving lawmaker in the state assembly as his running mate in APGA. The INEC list also contained the name of former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Precious Sekibo as governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

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