Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the
forthcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Tony Nwoye, has accused
former President Goodluck Jonathan of selling him out to Governor Willie Obiano
during the 2013 governorship election in the state.
Nwoye, who currently represents Anambra East/West Federal
Constituency in the House of Representatives, made the allegation on Wednesday
when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He said: “Jonathan sold me out, which he later apologised
anyway.
“I lost the election before because the then President
Jonathan gave all the support to them – to Peter Obi who installed Obiano and
that was why they kept me in court.”
“His men assisted people that I contested primaries with, and
they kept me in court; I only campaigned for less than 10 days,” he added.
The APC aspirant, however, admitted that the All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA) was a “strong party” to beat in the state.
But he was confident that he would win the election, saying
he would rely on his party’s support to defeat his co-contenders.
He said: “APGA is afraid of me, that is why they have been
manufacturing propaganda. APGA is a strong party to beat but we believe that
when we get the support of my people we are going to beat them.”
On the primary election that led to his emergence as the APC
flag-bearer, he regretted that Senator Andy Uba was the only aggrieved person,
despite his relationship with the senator.
“Nobody is aggrieved, the only person who is aggrieved is Dr
Andy Uba. He was my then boss; he is the only person that was aggrieved, he is
still aggrieved.
“I went severally (to meet with him), he refused to see me; I
made phone calls, he refused to see me. What would you want me to do?” he
questioned.
Credit: Daily Post
Credit: Daily Post
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