From Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka
One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State November 18 election and Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr. Andy Uba, yesterday debunked rumours that he was planning to return to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Describing the speculation as untrue, Uba insisted that the change agenda of the APC promises a better deal to transform Nigeria and develop his state, Anambra.
Following the victory of Senator Ahmed Makarfi at the Supreme Court, rumours went round the state that Uba was regretting his defection to APC and was consulting to make way for his return to the PDP.
But, in a statement by from his media office, Uba accused his detractors of being responsible for his rumoured return to PDP, adding that they were afraid of his looming popularity and growing chances of picking the APC ticket.
“The fact that Senator Makarfi is Uba’s good friend and ally, doesn’t translate to leaving the APC for PDP. Senator Uba is not a come and go politician, his ideology is constant, good governance is of the essence and that is what he has found in the APC.
“The speculation about Senator Uba moving back to the PDP simply because the Markafi faction won its case at the Supreme Court as being speculated, is false and should be disregarded.”
“Let us add the fact that the APC remains the only political party that is positioned to salvage Anambra State from the misery, mismanagement and under-development situations in which she has unfortunately found herself, why then should a star studded aspirant like Sen Uba leave such a platform?”