Some of the party’s local government chairmen, who spoke with reporters, including Mr Humphrey Ezeike (Aguata), Mr Nnamdi Ikeomor (Ayamelum), Ogwo Gerard (Anaocha), and Livinus Nwokike, were all happy that the ‘war’ was over.

According to Ikeomor and Nwokike, “we thank God that the exercise went peacefully in our different council areas and we believe it will be the same way during the state congress.”

However, in Imo, the late distribution of election materials may affect the outcome of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegate election which held in Imo on Saturday Nov.1.

Scores of PDP members from 27 local government areas of Imo were seen waiting to collect election materials as at 3.p.m. on Saturday.

Distribution of materials to councils commenced at about 3.30.p.m. with local governments in Okigwe senatorial district, followed by those from Orlu and finally councils under the Owerri district.

Some governorship aspirants such as Ex-Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, Chief Ifeanyi Araraume, Sen. Chris Anyanwu and Sen. Hope Uzodimma (Imo West) seeking re-election and scores of other aspirants were sighted at the PDP state office.

The huge crowd at the PDP office made the place to look like a mini market as many food vendors made brisk businesses selling roasted yam, rice and snacks, among others.

A similar scenario played itself out also in Cross River as the late distribution of materials delayed the exercise.

At the state PDP secretariat in Calabar, sensitive and non-sensitive materials were distributed at the secretariat at about 3.30 pm.

The materials were distributed to contiguous local government areas like Calabar Municipality and Calabar South.

NAN also reported that people were sighted waiting for materials by 4.30 p.m., which will make it difficult for the party to conduct election in the Central and Northern parts of the state, because they are far from Calabar, the state capital.

A check at Ward 4 in Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Primary School ground, Calabar Municipality, showed that the delegate election went on smoothly.

Mr Ntiero Bassey, a chieftain of PDP in the state and a member of Ward 4 Electoral Committee, promised a free and transparent voting system.

He urged the people to be orderly and to vote for credible delegates that would participate in the primaries proper.

Earlier, Mr Joe Bisong, the party’s Publicity Secretary, said that the party’s leadership in the state had deployed relevant ad hoc staff to 196 wards in the 18 local government areas for the exercise.