By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Victor Umeh, has revealed plans by his party to tackle the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Andy Uba, in court.

Umeh said APGA’s lawyers were fully prepared for the challenge, any time Uba was ready.

Umeh, who addressed journalists on Monday at his country home in Aguluizigbo in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, insisted that Uba has no mandate to reclaim because Anambra people voted for APGA.

“Anambra State is not Imo. 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. The election took place in all the 21 local government areas in the state and he didn’t win any council area, so what is he going to court to do?” the former Senator queried

He added: “The outcome of the election was a true reflection of what Anambra people want. Anambra people didn’t give Andy Uba any mandate. They wanted Soludo, and they voted for him massively.

“We are used to such cases. I have been in politics for more than 20- years, so, APGA is not afraid of going to court with Andy Uba. Nothing will make Anambra people to vote for a party that has nothing to offer.

“The Nigeria Judiciary is not an undertaker. Please tell him, we are waiting for him in court. Anambra is not Imo State, where a fourth candidate in election suddenly became a governor."

While describing the litigation threat as an empty one, the former APGA National Chairman urged the people of the state, especially APGA supporters, not to lose sleep over such threat.

Recall that Uba had, after the declaration of Prof Charles Soludo as the winner of November 6 governorship election by INEC, said that APGA did not win the election.

He cited irregularities and disenfranchisement of voters as some of the flaws that marred the exercise.

Uba 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.

” Investigations show that there are sufficient grounds for me and the party to challenge the declaration of the APGA candidate, Soludo, as 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, Uba had said.

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