(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The ongoing political war between Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, and Senator Ike Ekweremadu over the People's Democratic Party, PDP election of 3-man delegates has affected the peaceful conduct of the State Assembly and House of Representatives primaries held weekend, as the camps of the two political bigwigs conducted parallel primaries.
In some local governments, venues of the primary elections, heavy shootings were reported while in most centres, protests greeted the delegates’ list, as participants were reported to be sharply divided over which list of delegates to use for the conduct of the primaries.