Andy Uba emerges Anambra APC gov candidate

A former senator, Andy Uba, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Anambra State.

He scored 230,201 votes to beat other aspirants for the November 6 governorship election.

Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, and chairman of the APC primary election committee announced the results of the primary at on Sunday.

The Ogun governor said the total vote cast was 348,490.

Other aspirants and their scores are 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 the APC in Anambra said the June 26 governorship primary in the state did not hold.

George Muoghalu, who was the spokesperson for the aspirants, made the position of the group known in a press conference on Saturday in Awka.

Muoghalu said many of the people from the 326 electoral wards of the state were disappointed because none of the APC team members saddled with the responsibility to conduct the primary and the Independent National Electoral Commission officials was seen.