The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, has elected Professor Sandy Onor as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
Professor Onor, who was the 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Cross River State, scored a total of 25,197 votes to emerge the winner of the presidential election primary in Abia.
He was elected the candidate through a consensus system of voting that took place in the 17 local government areas of the state.
The PDP Returning Officer for the exercise in Abia, Emmanuel Ukpong, read out the results from the 17 LGAs and declared Professor Sandy Onor as the winner of the primary.
” Professor Sandy Onor is our sole candidate in Abia, and we have decided to do a consensus in Abia,” the PDP Returning Officer, Ukpong, said.
Earlier in his speech, Abia State PDP Chairman, Abraham Amah, praised the role of the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies in ensuring a peaceful presidential primary election across Abia.