An APC senatorial aspirant for Abia North zone, Dr Philips Nto has claimed victory over his rival, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday primary.
Although the result has not been officially released, he said reports from the 57 wards in the zone showed that he won in 52 while Uzor Kalu won only five wards.
He said the results have been authenticated by video evidence, while his party agents have also submitted signed copies of the result sheets.
He raised the alarm that instead of the primary committee to release the result at the APC party secretariat in Umuahia, they have been forced to take it to Abuja.
Addressing a press conference in Umuahia where he had raced to for the release of the results, he expressed fears that his opponent ,Orji Uzor, might compromise the result.
Dr Philips Nto appealed to the national leadership of APC to protect and uphold his mandate as the rightful winner of the primary election in Abia North Senatorial zone.
” Our party people voted overwhelmingly for me. I won 52 of the 57 wards in the zone because the people wanted change. My opponent had alienated himself from the party in the zone and Abia. That is why they paid him back in his own coins. I therefore appeal to our national chairman and the NWC to uphold my mandate, ” he declared.
He thanked his campaign organisation, The People First Mandate, and the youths across Abia North for their massive mobilisation that secured the overwhelming victory.
Dr Nto also commended the APC members for refusing to be compromised and for standing for justice and equity.
He assured the party that he has the capacity to win the senatorial election for APC because of his pledge to institute a new order in the zone.
According to him ,” my message of creating a new opportunity for our youths through law making and bridging the gap between the rich and the poor resonates with our people who want a positive change in representation”
