The All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA has disqualified a member of House of Representatives and top contender of the party ticket for the Anambra State gubernatorial election, Chukwuma Umeoji and another top contender and an aide to the former President Goodluck Jonathan, Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo and three others from participating in the primaries of the party for the November, 2021 governorship election. The other aspirants disqualified were Cater Dike Umeh, Hon. Nonso Smart and Ozoka Odera Ifeanyi.

The party in a statement signed by Ifeanyi Mbaeri, national Organising Secretary of the party, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Damian Okolo, Thank God Ibe and Ezenwakwo Okwudili Ewepudike were cleared by the screening panel.

Umeoji was disqualified for what the panel described as ‘defiance and insubordination to party authority and supremacy which cast a shadow of doubt on the genuineness and credibility of his APGA membership; Considered as an unsuitable APGA member to participate in the Governorship primary Election at the moment; doubtful financial status of his nominators as APGA members; invalid Statutory Declaration of Age and; Gross alterations and mutilation of his Nomination Form which contains an Affidavit under Oath, contrary to Section 117(2) of the Evidence Act.

The party had screened the candidates on 10th June, 2021 in Abuja and with the result, only 4 candidates would participate in the party’s primary election which political watchers see as a clear way for Charles Soludo to emerge.

Source: Drumnewsonline