Anambra election: APC demands elections in 4LGAs

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
demanded that fresh elections
be held in four local government areas of
Anambra State, where
election either did not hold or massive
malpractices were recorded in
Saturday’s governorship election in the
state.
In a statement in Lagos, yesterday, by its
Interim National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
the party also rejected
INEC’s decision to organize fresh
elections in only 65 polling units
on Sunday, saying that will not address
the massive disenfranchisement
of its supporters.
It listed the affected four local
government areas as Idemili North,
Idemili South, Awka South and Ihiala.APC GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, SEN.
CHRIS NGIGE CASTING HIS VOTE
DURING ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP
ELECTION AT ALOR WARD OF IDEMILI
SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF
ANAMBRA STATE ON SATURDAY.
*Rejects INEC’s rescheduled elections in
65 polling units
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
demanded that fresh elections
be held in four local government areas of
Anambra State, where
election either did not hold or massive
malpractices were recorded in
Saturday’s governorship election in the
state.
In a statement in Lagos, yesterday, by its
Interim National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
the party also rejected
INEC’s decision to organize fresh
elections in only 65 polling units
on Sunday, saying that will not address
the massive disenfranchisement
of its supporters.
It listed the affected four local
government areas as Idemili North,
Idemili South, Awka South and Ihiala.
”In Idemili North, which has the highest
number of registered voters
at 173,832, voting materials did not arrive
as at 2pm, when voters ought
to have cast their votes; In Idemili South,
with registered 85,731
voters, several qualified voters were
disenfranchised as their names
did not appear on the voters’ register; In
Awka South, with 118,312
registered voters, the names of APC
supporters were expunged from the
voters’ register and in Ihiala, massive
fraudulent practices were
recorded at Uli Ward 1 polling unit and
Umuchima polling unit 14.
”Aside from Ihiala Local Government
Area, the three local councils
above comprise 377, 875 of the total 1,
784, 536 registered voters,”
APC said, adding that the affected areas
were home to its support
base.
The party said nothing short of fresh
elections in the three LGs and
the cancellation of the results in the listed
polling units in Ihiala
would be acceptable to it
Further, the party strongly advises INEC
not to declare any results
relating to the Governorship Election until
repeat elections are held
in these areas where these irregularities
occurred, more so as most of
the party’s supporters have been
disenfranchised in these areas.