By Ifeoma Ejiofor
The declaration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as winner of the just concluded November 6,2021 Anambra State Governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is going to be challenged by the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is authentic!
This confirmation was given in Awka late afternoon Sunday, November 28, 2021 in a press interview by the State Chairman of the party, Chief Basil Ejidike.
The chairman also fingered the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige as being the brain behind all the past and present crises rocking the party in the state.
Speaking to our reporter ahead the day’s scheduled State Working Committee meeting of the party, Ejidike noted that, “ after the party primaries of June 26, 2021, and the result was announced by the party Ngige and his boys led the team that objected. And the protestations by some of the aspirants was clearly on the prompting of Senator Ngige. Their was because he immediately after the announcement of the result summoned and encouraged them to reject and denounce the primary election result. This was even when Mr President had given his blessings and presented the flag to our party’s candidate, Distinguished Senator Andy Uba. They still resisted the position.
“I want to ask, is that the way a committed party man should function? If there is no discipline in any organization, that organization will not stand.
“Come to think of it, if you check the records of the results from the polling units of these so-called leaders, starting from the 2017 poll you will find out that they all failed in their polling units, Wards and Council Areas. So if that was the situation, what then makes them leaders or stakeholders of the party?
“However, the truth of the matter is that we are now very determined to reposition the party in order to make it stronger and formidable to withstand future political challenges successfully. Because we cannot continue to live in a circle and not move forward”, he concluded.
He however pointed out that the party has now resolved to instill more discipline in its ranks so as to make progress.
On the issue of going to Election Petitions tribunal to challenge the outcome of the Nov 6 poll, Chief Ejidike pointed out that, “…we have resolved to go to tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election.
“This is because we are very convinced that the right things were not done. We are going to file our petition to challenge the outcome and declaration; that is if the Legal team has not done so already. We are going to pursue the matter to its logical conclusion.”
Sunday Ozumba
November 30, 2021 at 1:23 amEjidike, you are one of the most unfortunate politicians in Anambra state. You have associated yourself with the wrong political association since you ventured into politics. What are we to anticipate from you? Under your chairmanship of Apc, the worst and the most fraudulent primaries were said to have been held and a candidate emerged. If you have shame in your dictionary, you will just resign and tender an unreserved apology to Apc and the good people of Anambra state for igniting the fire that is burning you and your cohorts. The script you were assigned to play have since expired and you are still in the euphoria of denial of the fact that there were no primaries In Apc and that the party lost disgracefully on the November 6th governorship election which was acclaimed as the most peaceful and freest election ever held in this part of the country.