Andy Uba Wins Anambra APC Guber Primary

By John Ikani

Former Senator representing Anambra South, Andy Uba, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State.

The chairman of the APC primary election panel and Ogun Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, announced the outcome of the poll at Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu Lake, early on Sunday.

According to the Ogun State Governor, Uba scored 230,201 votes to beat other aspirants to emerge as the APC flagbearer for the November 6 governorship election.

He said the total vote cast was 348,490.

Other aspirants polled: Johnbosco Onunkwo (28,746), Chidozie Nwankwo (21, 281), George Moghalu (18,596), Paul Orajiaka (4, 348), Geoff Onyejeagbu (3, 414), Azuka Okwuosa (17,189) Nwokafor Daniel (3,335), Ikoobasi Mokelu (3,727), Kwebuike Ifeanyi (1,466), Godwin Okonkwo ( 5,907), Ben Etiaba (4,244), Edozie Madu (3,636) and Maxwell Okoye (2,540).

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The election committee adopted the open ballot mode also known as Option A4 to conduct the primary election.

Earlier on Saturday a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chris Ngige advised the party to postpone its governorship primaries in Anambra state.

Mr Ngige, in a press statement issued on Saturday by his media office, said there was no sign of the governorship primary taking place in the state.

He appealed to the chairman of the committee organising the primary,
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State that the election should be moved to Tuesday, June 29.

Similarly, earlier on Saturday, 11 of the of the 14 governorship aspirants of APC in Anambra said the June 26 governorship primary in the state did not hold.

George Muoghalu, spokesperson for the aspirants, made the position of the group known in a press conference on Saturday in Awka.

Muoghalu said that in all the 326 electoral Wards of the state, people came out, but were disappointed, saying that none of the APC team saddled with the responsibility to conduct the primary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were seen.