{"id":90096,"date":"2021-12-20T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90096"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:17:29","slug":"breaking-court-voids-andy-ubas-participation-in-anambra-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-court-voids-andy-ubas-participation-in-anambra-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Court voids Andy Uba\u2019s participation in Anambra poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1719668323073552146\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified Senator Andy Uba\u2019s participation in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nJustice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that Uba was never a candidate in the election having emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The judge held that the plaintiff, George Moghalu, succeeded in proving that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election from which Uba claimed to have emerged as the party\u2019s candidate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The judge ordered INEC to delete Uba from its record as a candidate in the election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He then ordered the APC to refund to the plaintiff the N22,500.000 he paid for expression of interest and nomination forms since the party failed to conduct a valid primary.<\/p>\n<p>Details shortly\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified Senator Andy Uba\u2019s participation in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election. 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