APC, APGA plan to take Prince Arthur Eze's local govt over from PDP

        

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra state are afraid of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in this Saturday’s local government elections.

The party members were seen discussing that unless their pillar and oil magnet , Prince Arthur Eze indicates interest in the election that the opposition APC and ruling APGA will walk away with the Chairmanship and counsellorship slots in the council area.

Reports had it that the Anambra Chairmanship election slated for Saturday 11^th January  is causing a row between the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) with the latter accusing the former of plans to rig the election by any means possible.

According to a close ally to Prince Arthur Eze , a major PDP Chieftain and oil magnet who did not want to be named, there were frightening signals from the area , which point towards ‘’ a theatre of war rather than an atmosphere of a free and fair contest’’.

His words,’’ we now have credible information of plans hatched by the APGA who are currently in power at the state local governments in Anambra in order to rig the election.

‘’The PDP lost the Governorship seat to APGA in Anambra state though they won in Dunukofia local government where the Great Iroko of PDP comes from. It seems that APGA now have instructions from the highest levels of their party to pursue a do or die especially PDP.

According to him, plans have been made by the APGA leaders to use the ANSIEC as a tool for achieving this their illicit goal, ‘’ we believe that aside from the above , the ANSIEC Acting Chairman , Mr Sylvester Okonkwo ia not unaware of the fragile security situation prevailing in many local government areas where most prominent PDP Chieftains cannot afford to lose their own local government areas to APGA.  We have local governments like Dunukofia where the Great Iroko of PDP Prince Arthur Eze is from, we have other local governments like Nnewi- North and South, Oyi, Njikoka ,  Aguata and Idemmili North and South.

The big question is ,’’if APGA is planning to win all the local governments by rigging  the election ,will it still affect the local government Dunukofia where the Great Iroko of PDP is from? Will he still concede to APGA after losing the state to them?  What is he going to tell his ancestors if such a thing happens? Can this be seen as encouraging anti-partism since no one will ever believe that such a thing can happen?

He therefore appealed to the ANSIEC Acting Chairman , Mr Slvester Okonkwo to take personal interest in the election so as to ensure that it is free , fair and credible.

But reacting on the fears around the rumour at mobilization visit at Ojoto, Idemmili South local government area, Governor Peter Obi says the electorate will determine winners of the forth coming Local Government election in the State ahead of the Saturday’s election. 

Governor Obi said the election would be transparent, free, fair and credible so that people’s choice would determine the eventual winners.  He enjoined APGA faithful to sustain effective and massive mobilization of the people for the polls. 

The Governor reaffirmed that APGA government would continue equitable distribution of democracy dividends across the State. 

Speaking, the National Chairman of the party, Sir Victor Umeh said that APGA was confidence of victory because the APGA led Governemnt in the State had done so well for the people of the State.

The wife of the Governor, Mrs. Margaret Peter Obi charged women of the area to participate actively and vote for APGA.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Information, Chief Joe Martins Uzodike urged the people of the area to give APGA total support at the polls to reciprocate Governor Obi’s kind disposition that engendered completion of many projects in various sectors.

The Transition Committee Chairmen, Idemili South, Mr. Eugene Ezekwem observed that the area benefited from all development projects of the Governor and had maintained high tempo of work even at tail end of his tenure.

Meanwhile, the APGA campaign train led by Gov. Peter Obi and Sir Victor Umeh are going to all the local Governments Areas in the State on campaign.