Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has been reinstated as candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) by a High Court in Awka. According to the Soludo Media Office, the reinstatement order was issued on Monday.
INEC, had on Friday, published the list and personal particulars of candidates and their running mates for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.
In the list, the Commission skipped Ozigbo, and dropped Soludo of the. In place of Soludo, INEC named Chukwuma Michael Umeoji as the substantive candidate of APGA.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, explained that the Commission took the action in obedience to orders of court. He said: “The Commission also considered and took cognizance of the judgments/court orders served on it in relation to the primaries of the political parties and other processes leading to the election”.
With the latest order, Soludo is back in the race