Anambra primary poll: Tony Nwoye appears before APC panel over Andy Uba’s petition

The leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC has set up a panel to probe the outcome of the Anambra primary election following the petition brought by one of the contestants, senator Andy Uba.

As a result of the latest development, the fate of the winner of the party's ticket for the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Mr Tony Nwoye, hangs in the balance. It was learnt that some interests within the party were pushing for the cancellation of the primaries.

Nwoye who appeared before the Appeal Panel in Abuja on Monday said members of the panel asked him questions about some individuals whom they described as student union leaders who allegedly beat up delegates during the primaries.

Nwoye said, “the allegation was not true. No single member of NANS or former students was part of the primary election. All the delegates that voted were statutorily the delegates expected to vote. And this is a primary election that was adjudged the best in the history of Nigeria and the partisan politics in the country.


“There was no room for manipulation, nobody was intimidated to vote and no evidence of inducing voters with money.”

In response to a question on whether he nursed any fear that the panel might nullify his victory, Nwoye said, “I’m not God but I know these are party men and women. I told them that at this point in time, the Anambra people have spoken as far as the party ticket of the APC is concerned.

“That mandate I think by the special grace of God should be left alone. It is not about Tony Nwoye but about these people who suffered all the night, I felt for them, I pity them.”

As to whether he has reached out to other aspirants who contested against him, he said all the aspirants except Senator Andy Uba were on the same page with him.

“Andy Uba is the only aspirant who refused to talk to me. I called him, I sent text to him, I even got to his house but he refused to open gate for me. For the other aspirants I have met with all of them.”

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Meanwhile, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party had to wait for its Appeal Panel to submit its report before taking a decision.

Culled from ThePunch

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