Maduako igbokwe l Wednesday, August 11, 2021
ONITSHA, Nigeria -All Progressive Congress APC , Anambra state has affirmed senator Andy Uba as the party’s candidate for the November 6,governorship election.
Ejidike who spoke to journalists in Awka Anambra State said that the party conducted free and credible governorship primary election that produced Senator Andy Uba on 26th June 2021 as the candidate. According to the chairman , the statement credited to some party chieftains that there was no governorship primary election in the state was unfounded .
According to him, Senator Andy Uba emerged candidate of the party after a governorship primary election that most APC members participated. He said the party had affirmed the candidature of Andy Uba and of course his name has been submitted and listed with Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.
“The party held its governorship primary election on 26th June 2021 that produced Andy Uba as candidate. Today we have a candidate in the person of Senator Andy Uba and we also have his running mate in the person of Barr. Emeka Okafor. The fact is that the party has a candidate whose name has been listed with INEC ” he said.
He appealed to all party members to support the candidature of Andy Uba for the victory of the party come November 6, governorship election. Ejidike disclosed that the party in the last registration and revalidation exercise registered over 500,000 members and it is now in position to take over the governorship position in the state.
“The 500,000 registered voters are active members ready to work for the party in the forthcoming election” he said. He said that given what the federal government had done in the state, many people have accepted the party in the state and are joining and willing to support the party in the election.
Ejidike also disclosed that , in the next two weeks , two senators and some members in the House of Representatives from the state are likely to join the party to strengthen the capacity of the APC in the state.
