The time constitutionally allowed  for the filing of petitions against the February 6 Anambra state governorship election lapsed without a word from  Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party or his party, contrary to their initial posturing..   They had last week through the former Vice President Dr Alex Ekwueme said they would come out with a position on the election also failed to file a petition challenging the election.   However three  more candidates i n the election- The NDP and its candidate-Mr Chijioke Ndubisi; Victor Anigbata of the National Solidarity Democratic Party(NSDP); and Dr Christian Okoli of the United Nigeria Democratic Party(UNDP),  said in theirs seperate petitions that INEC was not properly constituted to organise the February 6 election, as pronounced by a Federal High Court in Lagos. They therefore contended that the election conducted by an improperly constituted INEC was null and void and the tribunal should therefore nullify it.       The Chairman of the Soludo Campaign organisation, Chief Okey Muo Aroh, told The Guardian in Awka yesterday that both Soludo and the party had opted not to file any petition on the matter, after series of consultations.   Though he did not give any reason while the party and the candidate in Anambra State opted out of challenging the election, which they said was marred by gross irregularities.     As  at the time of fiing this report 4pm yesterday, only five petitions had been filed with the tribunal in Awka,. But Dr Chris Ngige of the Action Congress Has also fied a motion for the order of the tribunal to serve Mr Peter obi of the All Progressive Grand Aliance(APGA) through a substtituted means since the bailif complained that he had been having srious problem to serve the Governor as no one in his office was ready to accept or sign the process.   The parties that had filed petitions as at Monday were the Hope Democratic Party, the Action Congress and its candidate, Dr. Chris Ngige, the United Nigeria Peoples Party and its candidate, Dr. Christian Okoli Nwachukwu, the National Solidarity Democratic Party and its candidate, Mr. Victor Anigbata; and the National democratic Party and its candidate, Mr. Chijioke Godfrey Ndubuisi.   The Head of Legal Services of the INEC in Awka, Mr. Sulayman Olawale Ibrahim, confirmed to reporters that the commission had been served with the petitions of HDP and AC.   He said, “We are studying the two petitions and in due course, the defence of INEC will be filed.”   In addition to its petition, which sought a cancellation of the election, the HDP is asking the tribunal to make an order stopping the swearing in of Obi on March 17. It is also praying the tribunal to make an order on the Chief Judge to swear in the Speaker of the House of Assembly to act as governor until a new election for governor is held.     The AC in its petition contended that the election was inconclusive because Obi who was declared winner did not meet the requirements that he should score one quarter of the votes cast in two thirds of the local governments. It is therefore asking for a runoff to be ordered for the first two candidates, which are Obi and Ngige.