By Our Correspondent
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chinedu Obigwe has dismissed recent comments by the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Ukachukwu, describing his boast ahead of the August 16 Anambra South Senatorial bye-election as “self-deceit.”
Ukachukwu had reportedly declared that the by-election would prove “who is in charge” of Anambra Stateut in a statement issued on Sunday, the APGA stalwart said the APC candidate lacked the political strength to deliver victory for his party in the state.
“I will state without mincing words that Ukachukwu is dwelling in self deceit
“He knows very well that APC is not in existence in Anambra and that he does not have the required electoral value to give his party victory in any election here.”
The statement accused Ukachukwu of being more focused on election manipulation than genuine campaigns, alleging that he was already plotting to rig both the August 16 bye-election and the November 8 governorship poll.
“This is a man that has never won any election in Anambra State since he started contesting,” Obigwe said, recalling that Ukachukwu lost the 2023 Anambra South Senatorial race to the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah despite allegedly smuggling manufactured results from Osumenyi into the collation centre.
The chieftain further alleged that Ukachukwu had been lobbying APC governors to deploy resources for election rigging in Anambra, using the forthcoming bye-election as a “test run.”
“Whatever evil plan they want to perfect in the State on August 16 and November 8 will be vehemently resisted by the vigilant electorate,” Obigwe warned.
Reaffirming APGA’s dominance in the state, the party stalwart said: “Anambra is APGA land and the people will continue voting for APGA candidates because the party has justified the confidence reposed in it.”
The August 16 bye-election was triggered by the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South in the National Assembly until his passing in July last year.
