Anambra Governorship Election: APGA Recruits Lawyers for Soludo as Andy Uba Rejects Result, Heads to Court
- Senator Andy Uba has decided to challenge the result of the just-concluded Anambra governorship election in court
- In reaction, the ruling party in Anambra state, APGA, has assembled lawyers for Charles Soludo to face Andy Uba in court
- Meanwhile, the APC candidate had earlier threatened to seek legal redress while questioning the credibility of the exercise
Aguluizigbo, Anaocha LGA, Anambra state- The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has begun recruitment of election ligation lawyers to face Andy Uba, the All Progressives Congress candidate in court over the result of the just concluded Anambra governorship election.
The Punch reports that a former National Chairman of APGA Senator Victor Umeh, made this known at a press briefing at Aguluizigbo in the Anaocha Local Government Area of the state while maintaining that Anambra state is not Imo.
Uba had earlier claimed that APGA did not win the election, citing alleged irregularities.
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He vowed to upturn in court the declaration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo of APGA as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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He said:
“Investigations show 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."
Umeh's reaction
Describing the litigation threat as an empty one, Umeh said APGA lawyers were ready to meet Uba in court and are fully prepared for the legal challenge.
He urged the people of the state, especially APGA supporters not to lose sleep over such a threat.
Umeh said:
“Our lawyers are fully prepared for the challenge, any time Uba is ready.
“Uba has no mandate to reclaim because the people of Anambra voted for APGA.”
Anambra poll: 5 factors that led to Soludo's sweet victory
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that in the early hours of Wednesday, November 10, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Charles Soludo as the winner of the Anambra 2021 governorship election.
Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, defeated strong contenders from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Valentine Ozigbo, to emerge Anambra's governor-elect.
How did the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) achieve this political feat? A number of factors can be attributed to it.
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