Mr Ighodalo of the PDP already vowed to appeal the tribunal ruling to re-examine his claims that the polls were rigged to favour Mr Okpebholo.
“I will urge him to watch what he says and restrain himself from playing to the gallery,” the presidential aide warned.
Former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, resigned his membership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday.
Mr Ozekhome will pay the N40 million to the Action People’s Party, Uche Nnadi, Uche Nwosu and INEC.
The motion, if granted, would imperil Mr Uzodinma’s candidacy since he is the flag bearer of the APC at the November gubernatorial polls.
Today, when you look at other parties, whether it is the Labour Party, All Progressives Congress, the New Nigeria People’s Party, and so on, you are actually talking about PDP members.
“Our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha (nee Okereke), gloriously transited to eternity on Thursday, 20th April 2023, in Abuja.”
According to the letter, the former speaker says he aligns himself with the request made by the state chapter to the National Working Committee (NWC) for a ‘consensus candidate’
“Stakeholders of the party in Orlu zone have vehemently declared Chief Emeka Ihedioha persona non grata for ‘masterminding’ the loss.”
The endorsement comes as the PDP’s governorship ticket continues to cause a divide among party members in the build up to the state’s guber election.
