Anambra Guber: APGA alleges seizure of two truck load of sensitive materials
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has raised alarm over what it called a “grand plot to rig the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State.”
Addressing newsmen on Monday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, the national chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Oye, alleged that security operatives in the State seized two truck-load of sensitive election materials meant for Anambra governorship election.
He said the disturbing incident happened yesterday at a hotel in Okpuno, Awka, when the security operatives stormed the place and carted away the materials meant for the 21 Local Government Areas in the state.
He alleged that the action was masterminded by an opposition party, saying that they have called the media to tell the world of the plot to rig the Anambra election.
Describing it as primitive, Oye warned that APGA and Anambra people would not tolerate the rigging of the coming governorship election in any guise.
Insisting that the Anambra election must be free and fair, Oye said that APGA believe in the ability of President Buhari to deepen democracy in Nigeria but stated that what happened has cast a slur in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair election in the state.
He wondered why Governor Willie Obiano has been transversing all the nooks and crannies of the State for votes, some were busy plotting how to rig the election.
Oye called for the immediate setting up of panel to investigate the ugly development to unravel the masterminds, calling on the Federal Government to guarantee that the people’s votes will count in this election.
The national chairman said an APC governor boasted that the Anambra election would be rigged, asking the Governor to have a rethink because that would not happen in Anambra State.
But both the Police and INEC in Anambra State denied that sensitive materials were being distributed and that some people have been arrested in connection with the sensitive materials.
Alphonsus Nweze, Awka
