Ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the leadership of the Action Alliance (AA), on Sunday, clarified that the candidate of the party at the poll remains Hon John Okechukwu Ikeotuonye as submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and not Chief Ben Etiaba as being speculated in some quarters.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the National Secretary of the party, Mr Vernimbe A. James.
The party stated that “the only legitimate and authentic Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate for the upcoming Anambra State governorship elections remains John Okechukwu Ikeotuonye, and the party has not substituted him with anybody because John Okechukwu Ikeotuonye has the capacity to deliver the dividend of democracy to the good people of Anambra State and Action Alliance (AA) leadership at all levels have confidence in him.
“The attention of the national leadership of our great party AA has been drawn to fake news going round that one Chief Ben Etiaba is the candidate of AA for the upcoming November 2021 Anambra state Governorship elections
“It’s also in the public domain that the said Chief Ben Etiaba has been a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and resigned his APC membership on 4th August 2021, which the time for substitution of candidates by political parties has since elapsed on 30th July 2021 according to INEC timetable and schedules of activities for Anambra State Governorship elections. It’s not possible for him to have replaced the candidate of AA while being a member of APC as at the time of substitution of candidates by political parties.
“We vehemently disclaim one Chief Ben Etiaba as the candidate of Action Alliance AA for the upcoming Anambra State Governorship elections because he is not a member of our party.”
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