The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has hailed Federal High, Abuja for nullifying the governorship primary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State said to be won by Andy Uba.
The court on Monday, had ruled that Senator Andy Uba is not a valid candidate of the APC for the 2021 Anambra governorship election held on November 6.
Justice Ekwo held that the plaintiff, George Moghalu succeeded in proving that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election from which Uba claimed to have emerged as the party’s candidate.
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Ekwo further instructed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delete all records about Uba’s participation in the Anambra governorship polls from its records.
He then ordered the APC to refund to the plaintiff the N22,500,000 he paid for expression of interest and nomination forms since the party failed to conduct a valid primary.
Reacting to the judgment in an interview with The PUNCH, APGA National Chairman, Victor Oye, commended the court for nullifying Uba’s emergence as APC governorship candidate.
He lambasted Uba for failing to accept that APGA’s Chukwuma Soludo won the Anambra governorship election and is the governor-elect.
Oye gave kudos to the judiciary for showing courage in the face of adversity and intimidation by APC members.
He said, “It was the right decision to reach by the court in the face of the absurdities that occurred during the APC governorship primary in Anambra State.
“The worst mistake Andy Uba made was not to have accepted defeat after the November 6, 2021 election adjudged by the whole world as free, fair and credible.
“So, we are glad that the Nigerian judiciary has continued to show courage and fairness in the face of adversity.”
