Andy Uba, a former senator representing Anambra south
senatorial zone, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship
primary election in Anambra state
Uba scored 230,201 votes to beat other aspirants to emerge
as the APC flagbearer for the November 6 governorship election.
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun state and chairman of the APC
primary election committee, announced the result of the primary at Golden Tulip
hotel, early on Sunday.
The Ogun governor said the total vote cast was 348,490.
Other aspirants polled: Johnbosco Onunkwo (28,746), Chidozie
Nwankwo (21, 281), George Moghalu (18,596), Paul Orajiaka (4, 348), Geoff
Onyejeagbu (3, 414), Azuka Okwuosa (17,189) Nwokafor Daniel (3,335), Ikoobasi
Mokelu (3,727), Kwebuike Ifeanyi (1,466), Godwin Okonkwo ( 5,907), Ben Etiaba
(4,244), Edozie Madu (3,636) and Maxwell Okoye (2,540).
The election committee said they adopted the open ballot
mode also known as Option A4 to conduct the primary election.
Earlier on Saturday, 11 of the of the 14 governorship
aspirants of APC in Anambra said the June 26 governorship primary in the state
did not hold.
George Muoghalu, spokesperson for the aspirants, made the
position of the group known in a press conference on Saturday in Awka.
Muoghalu said that in all the 326 electoral Wards of the
state, people came out, but were disappointed, saying that none of the APC team
saddled with the responsibility to conduct the primary and the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were seen.
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