Maduako Igbokwe l Sunday, June 27, 2021
ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – Eleven governorship aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the Anambra state party’s primary election.
The aspirants led by Chief George Moghalu in a briefing called for the cancellation of the exercise, noting that the process was hijacked by some enemies of party in the country.
They also called on the National Working Committee of the party to terminate the Electoral Panel, headed by Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Moghalu who spoke to newsmen on behalf of the aspirants urged the Electoral Committee, Chair by governor Dapo Abiodun, to cancel the process with the immediate effect.
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“I thank God, you Journalists were in my hometown to you see things for yourself, I was in Uruagu Ward 1 for the past two hours waiting to cast my vote, but I could not find any voting materials and other wards across Nnewi North/South Council Areas.
“I am not happy with the situation. I learnt that some people are writing the result somewhere, which did not conform with the free, fair and transparency, the panel promised.
The voting materials that supposed to have been distributed to all the 326 wards in the state as early as 8am according to the election Committee guidelines, arrived at about 6:45pm this evening.
So, how do you expect us to cast our votes. Let me say authoritatively that no APC primary election took place anywhere in Anambra State’ he said .
He said that they heard that the voting took place in some wards, “kangaroted” by a particular candidate, saying that the result from such arrangement cannot be accepted .He describe the primary election as fraudulent and cannot stand .
“On the final note, we call for the cancellation of the election” he said. Aspirants that protested against the process are Chief Maxwell Okoye, Rev. Godwin Okonkwo, Mr. Benson Etiaba, Chief Johnbosco Onunkwo, Mr. Igwebuike, Mr. Azuka Okwuosa and others.
