From: Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
An aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2017 gubernatorial elections in Anambra State, Sen. Andy Uba, has urged the delegates of the party to ignore the lies peddled against his candidature.
In a statement issued by his media office, Uba urged the delegates to pay no attention to the everyday fabrication of lies against his desire to serve the good people of Anambra State.
“We have been inundated on a daily basis by a number of false stories peddled against Senator Uba by several other aspirants who we will not mention here. Naturally, we ought to ignore these campaigns of calumnies as the senator is focused on campaigning on issues as well as uniting the party in order to defeat the incumbent in the forthcoming election.
On a number of occasions, Senator Uba has told the delegates that he has no issues with any other aspirant; he has refused to insult other aspirants even when it is obvious that such aspirants have been going about their campaigns with unhealthy antagonism towards his aspiration.
What is important to Senator Uba is to tell the delegates what they intend to hear, how he will marshal out resources to win the coveted guber election which has eluded a strong party like the APC for over ten years .
What the Senator deems as necessary is how to sell the development agenda of his to the delegates and nothing more, for power belongs to God alone and only he alone can decide who will be the APC candidate and subsequently the governor of the state.”
The media office also furnished the public with the campaign plans of the senator.
“As we speak the senator will engage in another round of tours at local government and ward levels , there will also be some level of interaction with the press. This is to show the people and the party that Uba is a serious candidate who understands that the delegates are those who have a say in who will fly the party’s flag come August the 12th, 2017.”