The All Progressives Congress had no candidate in the just concluded Anambra governorship election according to a federal high court.
The court in its ruling Moments ago said Senator Andy Uba emerged as a candidate for the APC through an illegally conducted primary election and as such the court ordered INEC to delete Uba from its record as a candidate in the election.
The ruling is coming as a big suprise to political observers as many of them have been taken unawares.
According to the judge, the plaintiff, George Moghalu, was able to prove that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election from which Uba claimed to have emerged as the party’s candidate.
As a result of this, the judge ordered INEC to delete Uba from its record as a candidate in the election.
Also, the judge ordered the APC to refund to the plaintiff the N22,500.000 he paid for expression of interest and nomination forms since the party failed to conduct a valid primary.
How Soludo was accused of submitting false information to INEC
CONTROL TV had previously reported that two individuals, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuka had approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify Soludo on the grounds of the alleged false information.
The court which fixed the hearing on the matter for Tuesday, November 30, was also set to deliver judgement after hearing from the parties involved.
According to the duo, the Anambra governor-elect provided false information in the affidavit (Form EC9).
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Aftermath of Anambra GOVERNORSHIP Election: Federal High Court Nullifies Andy Uba as APC Candidate
