Leadership reports that Leadership, Prof. Jehu Nnaji has emerged as the NNPP governorship candidate for Enugu State after a direct primary in which he was the sole aspirant.
State party chairman Chuba Mgbagbu described the exercise as peaceful and said the party would submit Nnaji’s name to INEC within the required window.
The nomination gives NNPP a defined standard-bearer in Enugu, but the party still faces the larger task of converting its structures across the state into competitive electoral support.
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Source: People Gazette – https://gazettengr.com/2027-jehu-nnaji-emerges-enugu-nnpp-governorship-candidate/, September 13, 2026
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