PDP candidate backs Anambra govt. on law against illegal campaigns

Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Chief Emmanuel Nweke has said that the campaign law passed by Anambra government was in the interest of democracy reports www.odogwublog.com 

Nigerian Pilot recalled that the Anambra House of Assembly, two weeks ago passed a law entitled “Breaches of the Peace and Unlawful Assemblies Law”.

The law sought to prohibit campaigns by aspirants whose names were not on the list of candidates cleared by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) to stand for elective posts in the coming general elections.

But the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate, Uche Ekwunife and the Party itself condemned the law saying Obiano has no such powers even as the National body of the PDP mandated its member to go about campaigning for the party to win at the polls as they know who their candidate is.

However, Nweke who gave his support for the law while speaking with newsmen in Awka said the law was for sanity of the political space in the state and should be supported by all.

He added that he did not see it as legislation in favour of any political party or to put others at a disadvantage.

Going by the guidelines of INEC, you are not supposed to campaign if not cleared, because it amounts to deceit, it can instigate violence and only INEC which oversees the electoral processes is the only body that can announce candidates who are qualified to contest election.

“I support it fully, it is a law that is made out of circumstance, I do not see it see it as a law made to favour of ay party or put the other at a disadvantage it is a law against illegally and it is essentially for the survival of democracy, for decency in the political space,” he said.

Nweke, said he was the candidate of the PDP recognized on the INEC list, adding that the leadership of the party was clear in Anambra under Chief Ejike Oguebego, and called on party members to allow peace to reign in Anambra chapter of the party.

He promised to deliver quality representation to the people of Awka North and south constituency if elected a, while lamenting the underdevelopment of the Anambra capital town.

The candidates urged the people to massively for President Goodluck Jonathan and connect themselves to the mainstream by voting out opposition and ensure other  PDP candidates won as to attract the attention of federal government.

“My mission is to give quality representation because I have the ability to stand and demand for what is due to them and also interface with my people on a regular basis so that I will be able to feel their pulse.

“My ambition is all about my people, attract federal presence and deliver dividends of democracy to them, every federal constituency has a stake in the Nigerian project and should fairly.

“Let me make it categorical clear that there are no factions in Anambra PDP, it has been a made categorically clear that the chief Ejike Oguebego and his executives are the leaders of PDP in the state.

“There have been attempts to cause disaffection, confusion and make it look as if we are divided and this has denied us our rightful place in the scheme of things here,” he said