Ahead of the 2023 Imo Gubernatorial election in November, governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has dumped his deputy for a female running mate.
Uzodinma has picked a female lawyer, Barr. Nnedinma Ekomaru, to run with him in the forthcoming elections in Imo State.
Recall that Uzodimma initially submitted the name of Engr. Ralph Nwosu, the Commissioner for Works as the placeholder, which left room for lobbying and speculations for the slot.
An aide of the Governor, who pleaded anonymity told LEADERSHIP that Barr. Ekomaru’s name has been formally submitted to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja as Uzodimma’s running mate.
Ekomaru is married to a senior lawyer, Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Women groups had called on Uzodimma to pick a woman as his running mate.
