APC GOV PRIMARY: Aspirant mocks Ubah, says his days of PDP abracadabra over

An All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in the recently concluded primary election in Anambra State has made mockery of Senator Andy Ubah’s petition challenging the outcome of the poll.

The aspirant, Barrister Nonso Madu, in a statement he made available to Ripples Nigeria on Tuesday said he was shocked that Ubah would descend low to tarnish an exercise that was very transparent.

Ubah is said to have written Anambra State Governorship primaries appeal committee of the APC challenging the emergence of Tony Nwoye as the party’s candidate for November 18 governorship election in the state.

He was said to have called for the cancellation of the election on the grounds that there were irregularities in the delegates’ list for the poll.

But Madu in the statement said that he had earlier expressed disbelief when he read a publication, accusing Senator Ubah of putting pressure on members of the committee to annul the primary election.

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Part of the statement read, “I had doubted the authenticity of the report, due to the way Senator Andy Ubah commended the entire process while voting was ongoing with all assurance that he was going to emerge victorious.

“Having seen the petition, I must say that I am unimpressed that our distinguished senator would descend to this level to tarnish an exercise that was painstakingly organised by His Excellency Governor Kassim Shettima-led electoral panel, adjudged to be the best so far conducted.

“The allegation that delegates were swapped is simply laughable. After accreditation, delegates were conveyed to the voting center on marked buses with full police escort. Their was no room for any maneuver as the delegates had no physical contacts with outsiders.

“Senator Andy Ubah also alleged that some delegates have gone to court to depose affidavits on what transpired. The party should note that this is their usual tactics of scuttling elections once it doesnt go their way. It is a PDP tradition which they want to import to our peaceful APC and must be resisted.

“In conclusion, Senator Andy Ubah asked to be declared winner of an election he clearly lost. There is a popular saying among party members that with the margin of over 2,000 votes to Andy Ubah’s 900, Tony Nwoye did not just come first, he came second and 3rd while Ubah finished 4th.

“Senator Andy Ubah should spare us with the ‘capacity’ statement which he has made a sing- song. He should know that the days of PDP abracadabra are over.

“If Senator Andy Ubah’s’s capacity could not win him the APC primaries, he does not have the capacity to win the November 18th elections in which votes are expected to count.

“I urge the most distinguished Senator Andy Ubah to stop embarrassing himself and work for the party as earlier pledged. His actions are being seen by Anambra State members as anti-party and our national leadership should not fail to wield the big stick when necessary.”

 

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