The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, has dumped his deputy, Placid Njoku, for a female running mate.
Uzodimma settled for Nnedinma Ekomaru, a female lawyer, as his running mate for the upcoming 2023 governorship election in the state.
Governor Uzodimma had picked Engr. Ralph Nwosu, the Commissioner for Works as the placeholder, which left room for lobbying and speculations.
Ekomaru, a legal luminary who has been practicing law for over two decades, is married to Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
She hails from the Umunoha community in Mbaitoli local government area of the state.
Her husband, Chief Chukwuma contested for governor in the state few years ago under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but didn’t win the primary election.
Politics Nigeria gathered that the formal submission of Barr. Ekomaru’s name as Uzodimma’s running mate has been made to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja.
