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Enugu state chapter of the All progressives congress (APC) has urged Senator Andy UBA and other aspirants who lost out during its governorship primary election in Anambra State not to dump the party.
The party said Tony Nwoye emerged as the party’s flag bearer through a transparent process and should be supported by all members of the party.
Nwoye, a member of the House of Representatives, had defeated his closest rival, Senator Andy Uba, and 10 other aspirants for the APC ticket to emerge as the party’s flag –bearer for Anambra governorship election, slated for November 18.
In a congratulatory message to Nwoye, the publicity secretary to APC in Enugu State, Mrs Kate Ofor, described his emergence as victory for the people who are the ones that matter in a political party.
The Enugu APC spokesperson said the outcome of the last weekend’s governorship primaries in Anambra state had shown that no single individual, no matter the position he occupied in government, was bigger than the party.
Mrs ofor said APC had once again demonstrated in Anambra state that it stood for change through the conduct of free, fair and transparent primaries devoid of rancour and bitterness.
‘’we thought PDP, which held its primaries two days later, should have taken a cue from APC. But can a leopard change its spot? We are amazed at the protest that greeted the PDP primaries. One of the aspirants, Ifeanyi Uba, protested while the primary election was going on and even after the exercise, he continued protesting.
‘‘veterans like obiagbolu boycotted the PDP primaries. Senator Stella Oduah also protested. This has once again confirmed that PDP lacks democratic credentials. Even the APGA primary election was a one man show. We can clearly see now that has democratic credentials in the country and we urged the people of Anambra to join the change train by voting for Tony Nwoye in the November 18 governorship election’’ she said.
She appealed to all the aspirants in the APC primaries, especially Senator Uba and George Moughalu, to put the overall party interest at the front burner by respecting the wishes of the people and close ranks with other members and works towards Nwoye,s victory in the election.
Source: Orient Daily
