Anambra 2021: APC elders rejects result, insist no primary election held
The APC Elders Forum in the state, led by Chief Innocent Obi, said that general reports from all over the state indicated that no primary took place, that there were no election officials and materials at any of the designated locations for the primary election.
In a statement issued and signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Forum, Chief Joe Offorkansi tiled “Re-Towards a credible APC Primary Election in Anambra state”, the elders noted that reports all over the media and complaints by virtually all the governorship aspirants over the June 26,2021 primary election which didn’t hold anywhere because “till 6pm on June 26,2021, no official or materials had come even till date.
“The picture of the general complain depicts the existence of undemocratic practices in the said primary election, as numerous reports indicated that election was not held in any of the 326 wards in the state.
Anambra 2021: APC elders rejects result, insist no primary election held
“The charade could least be described by anyone as fair, credible or acceptable by any of the thousands of our party members who trooped our to cast their votes for any of the 14 aspirants.
“This therefore painted any reported outcome of the primary election as dubious because in actual fact there was no primary election.
‘’We, the members of the APC Elders Forum in the state call on the National and state executives to urgently review the primary election and create a medium for appropriate measures to be taken in ensuring that all aspirants re-align their commitment to the party for unity of purpose.
Chief Bona Oraekwe, a former member of the Anambra State House of Assembly saw the primary election as “an attempt to destabilize the party to lose the November 6, 2021 governorship election in the state.”
Labour and Employment Minister, Senator Chris Ngige, weekend, made a similar complaint, saying that as of 7pm on Saturday, no primary had been held in any of the 326 wards and urged the APC hierarchy to fix another date for the exercise.
Add Comment