The governorship candidate of Young Progressives Party, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Police Force for the handling of the governorship election in Anambra State.
Chukwuma spoke at Ward 14, Umuleri II, Polling Unit 004, on Saturday also alleged that his supporters were intimidated by some hired thugs of the chairman of Anambra East Local Government Area.
He further alleged that Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance had engaged in vote buying in the course of the governorship election.
His words: “The election commenced on time. Materials arrived on time. I commend INEC. It shows that INEC is part of this exercise.
“However, the police also, I must commend the hierarchy of the police that everywhere, to a large extent, we experienced hitch free exercise, from the point of view of the security agencies.
“However, it’s important to note that, in Anambra State, a couple of local governments, the mayor of my local government, for instance, has been moving about the whole place intimidating voters, you know, with a bus packed full of thugs and state funded militia, harassing, intimidating voters and I think I should point this out.
“I also heard that a couple of local governments, the same so-called mayors of the various local governments, of course, with the tacit support of the governor of the state.
“But, that is not something we will like to bother ourselves with. We’ve run a robust campaign and we are confident that Anambra will give us the mandate to bring about the desired change in Anambra State.”
On the allegation of vote buying, Chukwuma said: “The governor of the state has, from Day Go indulged in vote buying and is not afraid. He’s not worried about even announcing that on public television.
“So, APGA is synonymous with vote buying. The gov is basically synonymous with vote buying because for four years he has nothing to show.”
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