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By Obinna Odogwu The Senator representing Anambra South in the Senate, Sen. Andy Uba, yesterday debunked the N50 million debt allegations leveled against him by Oranto Petroleum Limited and its Chairman, Prince Arthur Eze. He insisted that he did not take any loan from Oranto Petroleum Limited or at anytime solicited for financial assistance from the company, its chairman or any other person for that matter. He said that the N50 million being claimed as debt by the company and its Chairman was money given out in installments in bits and in pieces by Prince Arthur Eze for the mobilization of party members. He maintained that he did not at anytime request for financial assistance from Arthur Eze for any reasons at all and had never had any cause to solicit for financial assistance from him. The reaction of the lawmaker was on the heels of a judgment delivered by Justice C.N. Mbonu – Nwenyi, sitting at Ekwulobia High Court, which ruled that the N50 million “gift” was a loan. ...

  By J. Alagenyi A group of young and old alike, including women from Anambra State and the Southern senatorial district today staged a peaceful demonstration at the National Assembly Complex to express their distaste for the recent protest by some unscrupulous elements posing as Anambra youths which was aimed at blackmailing one of their amiable representative in the person of Senator Dr. Emmanuel Andy Uba, they termed the recent deliberate campaign of calumny against the Senator as evil and a campaign that is aimed at smearing the image of their performing Senator.  The group trooped out in their numbers bearing different placards with messages to express their dissatisfaction and in solidarity for Senator Dr. Emmanuel Andy Uba. Speaking with Comrade Engr. Chidi Orji, who led the group of Anambrarians to the National Assembly, he said that their sole mission was to speak against the incessant hiring of hoodlums to protest against Senator Andy Uba, and spread false news that the...