Four APC Governorship Aspirants To Withdraw For Andy Ubah Ahead Of Party Primaries

There were indications on Tuesday that four governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC,  would step down for Senator Andy Uba before the primaries fixed for Saturday, August 26.

According to Vanguard, Some stakeholders of the party confirmed the development, adding that there had been  sustained meeting of stakeholders and some national leaders of the party and some aspirants to that effect in Abuja.

Before now, one of the aspirants, Chief Ralph Okeke, who represented Anambra East and West federal constituency had  announced his withdrawal from the race and collapsed his campaign structure into Uba campaign organisation.

Meanwhile, the state chairman of the party, Mr Emeka Ibe, said he was not aware of any aspirant stepping down for anybody, adding that there are respective committees set up for the exercise and they are in a better position to know. Ibe further posited that in the event of the speculated withdrawals from the race, it would make the job a lot easier for the bodies conducting the primaries.



Culled from Vanguard