Andy Uba
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| Andy Nnamdi Uba | |
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Former Governor of Anambra State
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| In office May 29, 2007 – June 14, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Obi |
| Succeeded by | Peter Obi |
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| Born | December 14, 1958 Uga, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Andy Uba (b. 14 December 1958) is a Nigerian politician and is the former governor of Anambra State. He was sworn in on 29 May 2007 and was told to vacate the office on the 14th of June 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Andy Uba was a special assistant on domestic matters to the former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2006. He is the brother of PDP chieftain and moneybag, Chris Uba and also of Ugochukwu Uba, a senator in the upper legislative house of Nigeria. Dr Andy Uba 'won' the April 14 gubernatorial elections in Anambra State with over 70% of total votes cast despite having entered the gubernatorial race just 6 months earlier. The elections were described as a charade by international observers.
In 2006 the Nigerian investigative journalist, Omoyele Sowore uncovered a case of money smuggling levelled against Andy Uba by the FBI. Andy Uba was accused of smuggling $170,000 to the United states aboard the Nigerian presidential jet without declaring the money to the United states authorities. The FBI was alerted to the activities of his proxy, Loretta Mabinton after a series of suspicious deposits into her bank accounts. On investigation it was discovered that Mabinton bought a Mercedes-Benz SL car worth $97,000 for Uba and shipped it to Nigeria. The car was subsequently returned to the United States. $45,000 was also used to purchase farm equipment for Nigeria's president Obasanjo's farm in Otta, Nigeria. After a long investigation, Uba agreed to settle the case out of court and forefeited $26,000 to the United States government. [1]. [2]
He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, an M.Sc. from California State University and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biological Sciences from the unaccredited Buxton University, UK
In a landmark ruling delivered by the Supreme court of Nigeria on the 14th of June 2007, Andy Uba was told to vactae the office of governor of Anambra state with immediate effect and the former governor, Peter Obi was re-instated and is to serve as governor till March 17 2010. The supreme court further stated that INEC erred by conducting elections in Anambra state when the serving governor still had over 2 years left to serve. This simply means that the governorship elections held in Anambra state on the 14th of April, 2007 was null and void ab initio and Andy Uba will have to contest in another round of elections if he is to achieve his dream of ruling Anambra state.[3]
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Abia: Theodore Orji |
Delta: Emmanuel Uduaghan |
Kano: Ibrahim Shekarau |
Ondo: Olusegun Agagu |
