APC On Anambra Supplementary Election: "We Will Not Be a Part To This Travesty Of Election"
The All Progressives Congress (APC) party disapproves of INEC's decision to hold supplementary governorship election in Anambra state on November 30.
In his statement, the party's Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said, "We will not be a party to what is obviously a travesty of election by a self-discredited and conniving electoral umpire."
The party expressed shock and disbelief over the fact that INEC would even talk of organizing a supplementary election. They said INEC ignored the weight of credible evidence presented by the party, as well as election monitors/observers that what transpired on Nov. 16th was nothing but a sham.
"This announcement has confirmed our worst fears that INEC is working in cahoots with the PDP and the presidency to ensure that no election ever counts in Nigeria.
"The INEC Chairman himself was the first to admit that a senior official of the commission compromised the
election in one local government in Anambra.
"We on our own part were able to establish that materials meant for several LGs that were the strongholds of our candidate were diverted; that out of the about 1.7 million registered voters in Anambra, only a little over 400,000 were accredited to vote; and that the voters’ register was apparently tampered with to remove many names and disenfranchise thousands of voters.
"Yet, the same electoral body that admitted that the election was compromised has turned around to validate it by its decision to organize supplementary election instead of cancelling the parody of election and holding a fresh one. This is a sad day indeed," APC said.
The party said it is now obvious that Nigerians cannot count on INEC to organize a free, fair and credible election anywhere in the country, hence Nigerians must now take their fate in their own hands to ensure that the principle of one man, one vote is sacrosanct.
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