Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the distinguished senator for Anambra South, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week. Today, at his criminal trial before the Federal High Court in Lagos, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) applied to withdraw the charges against him and the court duly obliged.

The charges against Senator Ubah were related to a N135 billion debt that his company, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, owed to AMCON. It is unclear why AMCON chose to withdraw the charges at this time, but some have speculated that it may be related to Senator Ubah's recent defection to the APC.

Senator Ubah's defection to the APC has been met with mixed reactions. Some have praised him for his political pragmatism, while others have criticized him for abandoning the Young Progressives Party (YPP), the party on whose platform he was elected to the Senate.

It remains to be seen what impact Senator Ubah's defection to the APC will have on his political career. However, the withdrawal of the charges against him is a significant victory for him.

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