The ambition of the Enugu State Labour Party, LP Governorchip candidate in the just concluded 2023 election, Mr. Chijioke Edeoga seem to be long dead on arrival as he was never qualified to fly the LP governorship flag. 

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According to information available to AchorNews, Edeoga was not a member of Labour Party as at the time the party submitted her membership register to INEC as required by law. Hence, his name is not contained in the party's register.

The information states that "1- He (Edeoga) was successfully cleared, nominated and contested for PDP Governorship Primary and Aaso received his Certificate of Clearance and scored 9 votes.

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"2. Section 35 of Electoral Act 2022 prohibits double nomination in different political parties.

"3. He is not a member of Labour Party. According to Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2022, "each party is required to maintain a membership register in hard and soft copy and to make such register available to the Commission not later than 30 days before the date fixed for primaries, congresses and conventions".

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"The Labour Party membership register submitted to INEC does not have the name of Chijioke Edeoga. How can Edeoga be the candidate of a party that never registered him as a member?

"You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stay there. It will collapse".

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