By Cajetan Mmuta
Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State under the aegis of APC Media Frontiers on Monday ured all the aggrieved Governorship aspirants in the concluded party primary to accept Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba as the duly elected candidate of the party and to also work for the Party’s victory at the poll.

Coordinator of the group, Barr. Ikemba Iyke-Oliobi who made the appeal in Awka the state capital noted that the November 6 election is a critical period for the party hence there was a need to work collectively towards the victory of the party.

He also called on all the stakeholders to work relentlessly with Senator Uba to win the governorship poll in the state.

According to him, the primary election had come and gone and it is time for all members to work together for the victory of the party in the governorship election.

He said every member of the party should rally around the candidate because he cannot win the election alone without the collective support of all members.

Oliobi said “Senator Andy Uba has already emerged the party’s flag bearer and everybody should accept his candidature for the gubernatorial election, stressing that every stakeholder should embrace the reconciliatory efforts being championed by the party with the aim of focusing on the long term survival of the party in the state, especially winning the governorship election.

“On June 26th, the All Progressive Congress held its governorship primary to elect the party’s flag bearer for the November 6, 2021 election in Anambra state. The direct primary model was chosen by the National Working Committee of the party, with option A4 method of voting.

“Party members trooped out across the 326 electoral wards in Anambra state and the primary election was conducted and a candidate by name Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba emerged as the winner as declared by the chairman of the primary election committee, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state with 230, 201 votes.”

However, the outcome of the primary election didn’t go down well with few of the party governorship aspirants and supporters, citing irregularities and none voting in some places. The controversy has since raged on, unabatedly, a development which is now threatening the life and chance of APC in the governorship election, the APC must manage the fallout of the primary election with care, maturity and humility,” he stated.

He pointed out that,”It is instructive to note that the dateline by Independent Electoral Commission (INEC)for the conduct of all governorship primaries in Anambra state has since elapsed by midnight of July 1, 2021, while the date for publishing of candidates of political parties by INEC is on the 16th of July, 2021.”

“This, invariably means that the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Anambra state, as it stands today, remains Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba, as announced by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun led – primary election committee.”

The candidature of Senator Uba has been acknowledged by the Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC which last week set up a primary elections Appeal committee headed by Governor Yahaya Inuwa of Gombe state, to receive complaints from the aggrieved aspirants.”

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On the other hand, Senator Uba has been receiving congratulatory messages from various quarters within the party, including the progressive governors.

“The entire Anambra state Working Committee of APC led by the state chairman, Hon Basil Ejidike has also congratulated Senator Uba and promised to work with him to reconcile all aggrieved parties in the interest of the party, knowing fully well that Anambra state government House is our target”

He added that normally during the election, there must be issues, which are always resolved in favor of the party.”