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PDP governorship candidate in Abia prof. Ikonne is dead (Guardian)

The governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne is dead. Ikonne died on Wednesday in Abuja, ...

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Prof Uche Ikonne death: PDP Abia state governorship candidate ... (BBC News)

Di Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate for Abia state, Prof Uche Ikonne don die.

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Abia PDP guber candidate, Ikonne dead (Vanguard)

Abia State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Uche Ikonne, is reported dead.

Professor Ikonne was last seen in public in November 2022 after his public presentation as PDP governorship candidate at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Since then, details of his health status have been speculative until the Isiala Ngwa North Professor was confirmed dead. The statement said that “further details and arrangements would be made known to the public after deliberations and meetings are made within the family”.

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Ikpeazu, Ohanaeze mourn Abia PDP gov candidate, Ikonne (The Punch)

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has condoled with the family of the deceased governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic party in the state ...

Eleazar Ikonne, which sad event took place in the early hours of today at the National Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness. The National Chairman of APGA, Dr Victor Oye, in a statement signed and made available to journalists, on Wednesday, said, “The death of the erudite professor is not only a loss to Abia State but to the entire country having contributed immeasurably to the training of many professionals as vice chancellor.” The statement read partly, “The national leadership of the PDP deeply commiserates with the family of Mr Ikonne, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State chapter of the PDP as well as the entire people of Abia State and prays to God to console us all and grant eternal rest to the faithful departed.”

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JUST IN: Uche Ikonne, Abia PDP governorship candidate, is dead (TheCable)

Uche Ikonne, the deceased son, also announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. · He said his father died early Wednesday morning at the National ...

Uche Ikonne, the deceased’s son, also announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. A party chieftain confirmed the development to TheCable on Wednesday. “He was recovering after taking proper treatment in the United Kingdom but relapsed a few days ago, leading to multiple cardiac arrests from which he didn’t recover from,” the statement reads.

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Breaking: Abia PDP Guber Candidate, Uche Ikonne, is Dead (THISDAY Newspapers)

By Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia. The govenorship candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Abia State, Professor Eleazar Uche Ikonne is ...

The former Vice-chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) had slumped shortly after presenting his speech, albeit laboriously. Prof Ikonne disappeared from the public after the flag off of his governorship campaign on November 24, 2022 at the Umuahia Township Stadium. The govenorship candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Abia State, Professor Eleazar Uche Ikonne is dead.

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Ngwa axis of Abia begins to shop for Ikonne's replacement (Businessday.ng)

The people of Ngwa in Abia State have begun to shop for a replacement for Uche Ikonne, a professor and governorship candidate of the...

We are calling on the people to go to work immediately. Many chieftains of PDP left the party as a result of the disagreement that resulted from that decision. To that end, we are now looking for soneone with the high level of credibility and competence that Prof Ikonne was known for.

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Abia: Ikonne's death terminates deputy gov's candidacy —Lawyer (The Punch)

Human rights lawyer and principal of Festus Ogun Legal, Festus Ogun, has said the death of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in ...

Further, a deputy governorship candidate can only be deemed elected if the governor that actually nominated him wins the election. Eleazar Uche Ikonne, has automatically terminated the candidacy of his running mate as the deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in the state. Explaining further, he noted that, “Section 187 of the 1999 Constitution provides that a governorship candidate can only be deemed to be validly nominated if he actually nominates a deputy.

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Abia PDP mourns guber candidate Uche Ikonne's death (Peoples Gazette)

Mr Ikonne was last seen at a public function on November 24, 2022, during the launch of the party's state-wide campaign at the Umuahia Township Stadium.

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Ikonne: Abia PDP can conduct fresh primary - INEC - Punch ... (The Punch)

The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, Abia State chapter can conduct a fresh primary within 14 days ...

In the said timetable, the last days for withdrawal by governorship and State Assembly candidates was August 12, 2022. He added, “Provided that in the case of such withdrawal or death of a candidate, the political party affected shall, within 14 days of the occurrence of the event, hold a fresh primary to produce and submit a fresh candidate to the commission for the election concerned. The commission, however, warned that should the PDP fail to conduct fresh primary within 14 days of the death of the candidate, the party wouldn’t have a candidate in the election.

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