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The 2021 Anambra Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Andy Uba, is in hot water as the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a warrant for his arrest over an alleged ₦400 million appointment racket. The ex-lawmaker, who has repeatedly dodged court appearances, is accused of masterminding a fraudulent scheme promising top political appointments in exchange for cash. At Wednesday’s hearing, trial judge Justice Mohammed Umar lost patience with Uba’s absence. “I will give you another opportunity by giving you another date. This case must be heard this year. Even if it means issuing a bench warrant of arrest, the court will do that,” he thundered, before fixing October 28, 2025, for arraignment. Defense lawyer, C.L. Odiniru, pleaded that Uba was receiving medical treatment in the United States, but prosecution counsel, Aminu Abdullahi, shot back that no shred of evidence had been produced to prove the illnes...