Anambra Guber Election: Court Dismisses Andy Uba’s Candidacy As APC Flagbearer

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Andy Uba to be declared as the governorship candidate of the All progressives Congress (APC) in the recent Anambra governorship election.

Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court had ruled that Uba was never a candidate in the poll having emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the APC.

Ekwo held that the plaintiff, George Moghalu, succeeded in proving that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election which Uba claimed to have won as the party’s flag bearer in the November 6, 2021 election.

Consequently, the presiding judge ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delete Uba’s name from its record as a candidate in the election.

In a unanimous judgement on Wednesday, the appeal court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court which dismissed the candidacy of Andy Uba as the APC flagbearer in the Anambra governorship poll.

The ruling delivered by Justice Danlami Zenchi dismissed the appeals brought by Andy Uba and the APC against the judgment of the trial court for lack of merit.

Justice Zenchi held that the panel considered all the issues raised by the appellants in the two appeals and resolved all the issues against them.

The court agreed with the submissions of the counsel to Moghalu, Chris Uche, dismissed the appeals and affirmed the decision of Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court delivered on December 20, last year.