Senator Andy Uba (PDP-Anambra South) says the January 29 judgment of the
Supreme Court in respect of the political situation in Anambra did not
void his election into the Senate as being misrepresented.
This was contained in a statement he personally signed and made available
to NAN in Abuja on Sunday.
The statement, however, urged his supporters to remain calm, law abiding
and disregard the misrepresentation of the court’s ruling.
It said that the Supreme Court ruling dealt primarily with leadership of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
The statement further explained that the spirit and letter of the judgment
were misrepresented as none of the National Assembly members from the
state was a party to the suit, adding that their positions could not have
been affected by the court ruling.
“It should furthermore be noted that neither I, Sen. Andy Uba in
particular, nor all the other members of NASS from Anambra State was ever
mentioned in the body of the ruling.
“This is not my first encounter with the Supreme Court. I have a history
of subjecting myself to the ruling of the Supreme Court, however
unpalatable they may be to my person.
“Nigerians will recall that in 2007 when the Supreme Court, in it’s
wisdom, ruled against me as the then governor of Anambra State, that as a
law abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and in spite of
personal consequences to my person and the people of Anambra State, I
vacated office as ordered.
“I, therefore, having been so advised by my lawyers and having gone
through the contents of the ruling of the judgment, understand it to what
the Supreme Court intended unequivocally to be a suit determining the
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State and no other
matter.
“I will, therefore, enjoin my supporters, the people of my constituency
and all well-meaning Nigerians to disregard previous misrepresentation of
the informed ruling of the revered Justices of the Supreme Court,” the
statement added.
It would be recalled that Sen. Stella Oduah had also in a statement on
Friday in Abuja, described as “a misinterpretation”, media reports which
quoted a Supreme Court judgment to have sacked her and other federal
lawmakers from Anambra.
In a statement issued by Cynthia Ferdinand, the Press Secretary to Sen.
Oduah, said that the report in the media was misleading as the apex court
did not order the withdrawal of her certificate of return.
Meanwhile, the media said that the apex court had ordered the replacement
of Oduah and other federal lawmakers from the state, saying that their
nomination to contest in the 2015 election was wrong.