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ANAMBRA 2017: ‘Illegality & injustice’ of PDP primary will be challenged in court- Ubah
The Chairman of Capital Oil and a governorship aspirant at the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Ubah, has announced his decision to approach the courts to determine the party’s authentic candidate for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State.
Briefing the press in Abuja on Tuesday, Ubah insisted that Oseloka Obaze did not emerge through a transparent, free and fair primary process.
He went on to allege that the primary was a fraudulent exercise, describing the outcome as a sham.
Ubah said, “I will be approaching the court to determine the legality or otherwise of the PDP primary in the state.
“The election is fraudulent and it is illegal. However, we will allow the court to determine whether the party has the right to trample on its own constitution and the Electoral Act.
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“The list of delegates used for the election was different from the list of delegates given to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“The commission supervised delegates’ election and the party submitted the names of the delegates. But my party manufactured new names and list a day to the primary”.
The businessman said his love for the party could not be questioned as he had been loyal consistently even in bad times.
Ubah described the Anambra governorship primary as “a show of shame as it was marred by obvious irregularities, leaving little to be desired and more questions than answers from the relevant authorities and party officials.”
He accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and some other members of the PDP of sabotaging the process and denying party members their legitimate choice.
“In the quest for justice, I submit myself to fight this illegality and injustice for my sake as well as that of anyone who aspires to contest on the party’s platform and I hope that justice will prevail in the end”, Ubah said.
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JOHNSON PETER
September 20, 2017 at 8:46 am
Ubah knows that he is fighting a dead course but wants to waste money and people are ready to eat his money
yanju omotodun
September 20, 2017 at 10:04 am
Forget it o, ibos like money o, money politics can make him win
Balarabe musa
September 20, 2017 at 10:17 am
Money without power is meaningless, ubah wants power at cost but it’s the will of Allah to give power to whom he has chosen
Anita Kingsley
September 20, 2017 at 2:17 pm
He’s obsessed with power, he has nothing to do with political power, he’s a billionaire and he has shares in Nigeria’s economy, which are enough powers, he shouldn’t have gone into politics.
Anita Kingsley
September 20, 2017 at 2:16 pm
All the rich men in Nigeria are thieves, what is this man looking for in politics again? It is not a do or die affair, PDP don’t want you as their candidate, why not lay low and face your businesses?
Animashaun Ayodeji
September 20, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Since Ubah believes he’s been cheated, there’s nothing wrong with him approaching the court of law to seek justice. He should head there and fight for what he believes
Abeni Adebisi
September 20, 2017 at 2:27 pm
He will not win the case and he’ll end up wasting his resources. If he truly wants to show he was cheated, the court is not the right place for now because the court can be influenced by the PDP.