Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the decision to appoint the governors followed the recently concluded APC primaries to elect the party’s candidates for the forthcoming Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election. He added that this was critical to ensure that the party defeated contestants that would be fielded by other political parties for the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sen. Andy Uba won the June 26 primary election conducted by the Gov. Most of the aspirants, including Dr George Moghalu, had criticised the primary election, saying it was marred with irregularities and never held in some parts of the state.

Source: The Guardian July 12, 2021 07:50 UTC