Members of the National
Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC are in a
quandary over how to resist pressures to alter the outcome of the
governorship primaries that recently produced Dr. Tony Nwoye as the
candidate in the forthcoming governorship election.
The NWC Vanguard learnt are under pressure to justify the annulment of the primaries against the background of media reports which praised the party for conducting a raucous free primary. Political party primaries in Anambra State had until the APC governorship primaries conducted on August 26, 2017 and shown on live television had almost been characterised by malpractices.
Dr. Nwoye had placed first in the primaries conducted by the Governor Kashim Shettima led panel with 2,154 votes followed by Senator Andy Uba who placed second with 931 votes.
Chief George Moghalu was third with 525 votes while the other eight aspirants mustered the remaining votes from the about 4,333 delegates.
The NWC is also said to be in dilemma on how to justify the annulment of the process given assertions by Senator Andy Uba on television that the primary was free and fair. The pressure on the NWC nonetheless to invalidate Nwoye’s election and produce one of the losers it was gathered is, however, being strongly opposed by Governor Shettima who at the end of the primaries praised all the aspirants and the local chapter of the party for working to ensure a free and fair primary.
The governor is presently out of the country and associates of the governor say he is livid that his effort and testimony are about to be rubbished. Former governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo who was chairman of the Anambra State Strategy and Planning Committee has also spoken out against what he alleged plans to rubbish the efforts of the committee. Nwobodo had at the end of the primary conducted on August 26 praised the aspirants and the Governor Shettima led panel for doing a good job in conducting a free and fair primary. However, party enthusiasts from Anambra State are hopeful that the NWC would just as it avoided crisis in Ondo State when it rejected the report of the appeal committee in the governorship election in that state also reject recommendations by the Anambra Appeals panel suggesting that one of the losers be projected as the candidate.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/anambra-apc-primaries-apc-nwc-dilemma/
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The NWC Vanguard learnt are under pressure to justify the annulment of the primaries against the background of media reports which praised the party for conducting a raucous free primary. Political party primaries in Anambra State had until the APC governorship primaries conducted on August 26, 2017 and shown on live television had almost been characterised by malpractices.
The NWC is also said to
be finding it hard to justify an annulment upon the claim that the
Appeals Committee that heard the panel refused to listen to ward party
executives that came to serve as witnesses to the conduct of a free and
fair primary.
However, some strategic members of the NWC it was learnt are, however,
under pressure to produce one of the runners-up in the primaries because
of the strong connections between him and a principal member of the
National Assembly.
Dr. Nwoye had placed first in the primaries conducted by the Governor
Kashim Shettima led panel with 2,154 votes followed by Senator Andy Uba
who placed second with 931 votes. Chief George Moghalu was third with
525 votes while the other eight aspirants mustered the remaining votes
from the about 4,333 delegates.
The NWC is also said to be in dilemma on how to justify the annulment of
the process given assertions by Senator Andy Uba on television that the
primary was free and fair.
The pressure on the NWC nonetheless to invalidate Nwoye’s election and
produce one of the losers it was gathered is, however, being strongly
opposed by Governor Shettima who at the end of the primaries praised all
the aspirants and the local chapter of the party for working to ensure a
free and fair primary. The governor is presently out of the country and
associates of the governor say he is livid that his effort and
testimony are about to be rubbished.
Former governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo who was
chairman of the Anambra State Strategy and Planning Committee has also
spoken out against what he alleged plans to rubbish the efforts of the
committee. Nwobodo had at the end of the primary conducted on August 26
praised the aspirants and the Governor Shettima led panel for doing a
good job in conducting a free and fair primary.
However, party enthusiasts from Anambra State are hopeful that the NWC
would just as it avoided crisis in Ondo State when it rejected the
report of the appeal committee in the governorship election in that
state also reject recommendations by the Anambra Appeals panel
suggesting that one of the losers be projected as the candidate.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/anambra-apc-primaries-apc-nwc-dilemma/
The NWC is also said to
be finding it hard to justify an annulment upon the claim that the
Appeals Committee that heard the panel refused to listen to ward party
executives that came to serve as witnesses to the conduct of a free and
fair primary.
However, some strategic members of the NWC it was learnt are, however,
under pressure to produce one of the runners-up in the primaries because
of the strong connections between him and a principal member of the
National Assembly.Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/anambra-apc-primaries-apc-nwc-dilemma/
Dr. Nwoye had placed first in the primaries conducted by the Governor Kashim Shettima led panel with 2,154 votes followed by Senator Andy Uba who placed second with 931 votes.
Chief George Moghalu was third with 525 votes while the other eight aspirants mustered the remaining votes from the about 4,333 delegates.
The NWC is also said to be in dilemma on how to justify the annulment of the process given assertions by Senator Andy Uba on television that the primary was free and fair. The pressure on the NWC nonetheless to invalidate Nwoye’s election and produce one of the losers it was gathered is, however, being strongly opposed by Governor Shettima who at the end of the primaries praised all the aspirants and the local chapter of the party for working to ensure a free and fair primary.
The governor is presently out of the country and associates of the governor say he is livid that his effort and testimony are about to be rubbished. Former governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo who was chairman of the Anambra State Strategy and Planning Committee has also spoken out against what he alleged plans to rubbish the efforts of the committee. Nwobodo had at the end of the primary conducted on August 26 praised the aspirants and the Governor Shettima led panel for doing a good job in conducting a free and fair primary. However, party enthusiasts from Anambra State are hopeful that the NWC would just as it avoided crisis in Ondo State when it rejected the report of the appeal committee in the governorship election in that state also reject recommendations by the Anambra Appeals panel suggesting that one of the losers be projected as the candidate.
ead more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/anambra-apc-primaries-apc-nwc-dilemma/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/anambra-apc-primaries-apc-nwc-dilemma/
Anambra APC Primaries: APC NWC in dilemma
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