A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Governor Willie Obiano to stop parading himself as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) gubernatorial candidate for the November 18, 2017 governorship election in the state, a report from the Nigerian capital said.

“The presiding judge delivered a ruling to serve Governor Obiano through substituted means on a prayer asking him to stop parading himself as the governorship candidate of APGA in the November 18th Anambra gubernatorial election,” the report by the portal elombah.com said.

APGA, the ruling party in Anambra, is factionalised, with Victor Oye leading the faction that produced Obiano as candidate while the faction led by Martin Agbaso produced a different candidate.

Obiano, however, enjoys the recognition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).