Tobi Adebayo
Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma of being responsible for the loss of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Andy Uba, in the Anambra governorship election.
ThisNigeria reported that Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was declared the winner of the November 6 election.
Reacting to Soludo’s victory, Ohanaeze, in a statement by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, described Uzodinma as a wrongful choice of a coordinator for Andy Uba’s campaign.
The statement read in part “On no account should it be challenged in the tribunal as there was no evidence of widespread electoral fraud and malpractice.
“This is the verdict of the people and Ndigbo congratulates Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo for the resounding success and victory in this election.
“We commend INEC for conducting free, fair and credible election in Anambra.
“We warn against utilizing the Supreme Court to swap the people’s mandate given to Soludo by Anambra people.
“The disgraceful defeat of APC in the Anambra election was based on the wrongful choice of Governor Uzodinma as coordinator of the APC National Council for Andy Uba’s campaign, and the incarceration of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government.
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“The APC National leadership should know that Governor Uzodinma had led APC to disgraceful defeats twice in two governorship elections, earlier in Edo State and now in Anambra.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo compliments the uncommon courage of Ndi-Anambra to sustain the visions of the legendary icon, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, knowing that the only way to immortalize him was to ensure that APGA remains the Igbo identity.
“Governor Willie Obiano’s prompt payment of Anambra workers’ salaries and welfare benefits is a great model for other states to embrace and have been the secret of the electoral success and victory in the November 6 governorship elections.”
