By Cajetan Mmuta
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said on Monday that it is battle-ready with an assembled team of renowned lawyers for the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo in order to confront candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Andy Uba in court over the outcome of the November 6 Governorship election in the state.
The APC and Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organization (SAUGCO) had on Sunday vowed to face the APGA and Soludo in court after reviewing the conduct of the poll held in the state.
A former National Chairman of APGA, Senator Victor Umeh, at a press briefing held at Aguluizigbo in the Anaocha local government area of the state said “Our lawyers are fully prepared for the challenge, any time Uba is ready.”
He said that “Anambra State is not Imo”.
Umeh said, “Uba has no mandate to reclaim because the people of Anambra voted for APGA. The election took place in all the 21 local government areas in the state and he didn’t win any council area, so what is he going to court to do?”
According to Umeh, “The outcome of the election was a true reflection of what Anambra people want. Anambra people didn’t give Andy Uba any mandate. They wanted Soludo, and they voted for him massively.”
He pointed out that, “We are used to such cases. I have been in politics for more than 20- years, so, APGA is not afraid of going to court with Andy Uba. Nothing will make Anambra people vote for a party that has nothing to offer.”
“The Nigeria Judiciary is not an undertaker. Please tell him (Uba), we are waiting for him in court. Anambra is not Imo State, where a fourth candidate in election suddenly became a governor”, Umeh said.
While describing the litigation threat as an empty one, Senator Umeh said APGA lawyers were ready to meet Uba in court and urged the people of the state, especially APGA supporters not to lose sleep over such threat.
Uba had alleged that APGA did not win the election, citing irregularities.
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He vowed to upturn the INEC declaration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo of APGA as the winner of the election in court.
Uba said,” Investigations showed that there are sufficient grounds for me and the party to challenge the declaration of the APGA candidate, Soludo as the winner of the election by INEC and that the ideal thing to do in the face of such discovery, is to approach the tribunal for redress.
“We will be heading to court with the discoveries we have, which shows that the declaration of Soludo as the governor-elect is faulty,” Uba stated.
