Anambra gov’ship: Court nullifies Uba’s APC candidacy

A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the election of Senator Andy Uba as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State governorship election.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Monday, held that the June 26 APC primary which produced Uba was not properly conducted.

The judge declared that APC had no candidate in the Anambra governorship election by non-inclusion of the name of George Moghalu in the primary election, and the conduct of the poll in contravention of the Electoral Act and the party’s guidelines.

“The 2nd defendant (INEC) is compelled to delist the name of the 1st defendant and 3rd defendant from the November 6 Anambra governorship election,” the judge said.

A governorship aspirant in the primary, George Moghalu, had challenged the process and the outcome of the primary election that produced Uba as the party’s candidate.

But Uba yesterday rejected the judgement and disclosed his intention to appeal against it. Uba, in a statement by the Deputy Director, Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation (SAUGCO), Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia, said despite all odds, he was confident he will get justice at the Court of Appeal.