Anambra Election: APC Shuns Andy Uba, Submits Nwoye’s Name

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has submitted the name of Tony Nwoye to the Independent National Electoral (INEC) as its candidate for the November 18 Anambra State governorship election in 

APC has also issued a certificate of return to Nwoye as the party’s candidate against the recommendation of the appeal panel which is calling for the outright cancellation of the primary election.

The panel had told the NWC that most of the aspirants who contested the primary, led by Sen Andy Uba, questioned Nwoye’s emergence, demanding a repeat of the exercise.

“I complained to some members of the Primary Election Committee sent from the headquarters of the party. To be frank, I continued with the exercise in protest after observing all these irregularities. Most of the disgruntled delegates of the primary election have gone to various courts to depose to an affidavit of events that transpired,” Uba had written.

However, rising from a crucial meeting at the party’s national secretariat on Monday, the NWC decided to forward Nwoye’s name to INEC in order to meet the deadline for submission of names of candidates for the election.

APC National Organising Secretary, Osita Izunazo, who confirmed the development told newsmen that the NWC threw out Sen. Uba’s petition against Nwoye and also overruled the recommendation of the Appeal panel for total cancelation of the primary poll.

“I can confirm to you that the NWC has issued certificate of return to Tony Nwoye as APC governorship candidate forNovember 18, Anambra election,” he declared.