The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the just concluded Anambra State gubernatorial polls, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday in Owerri, the Imo State capital alleged that the Federal Government gave Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi N8 billion to rig him out of the election.
Senator Ngige alleged that the money was given to the Anambra State governor under the facade of ecological fund by the Federal government, ostensibly to ensure that All Progressives Congress was rigged out in the gubernatorial polls to pave the way for the electoral victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA).
He equally alleged that besides the N8 billion, that governor Peter Obi spent N4 billion of the state resources to help his anointed candidate to prosecute the election.
Ngige who stated this during the Southeast APC leaders meeting, further alleged that the federal government in its desperate bid to ensure victory at all cost for the APGA candidate also directed security agents to clampdown on APC members during the election.
According to him, “even the Army and the Police were obviously biased against the APC. They were arresting every vehicle with the APC logo. Some of our members were arrested in Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states just to stop them, not even members of the National Youth Service Corps were spared.”
Also speaking during the meeting, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Governor of old Abia State, pointed out that the PDP is already in disarray because of the growing popularity of the APC, adding that the Federal Government was already afraid as shown by their conduct during the Anambra gubernatorial polls.
He congratulated APC members for their solidarity and support during the election.
“The Federal Government was afraid of the party and they ensured that APC came out third to stop us from going to the tribunal but we have disappointed them and we will continue until the election is cancelled.”
He added that; “In the history of Nigerian politics, there has never been an opposition party as strong as the APC. We have 16 governors already and many more are joining.
I can tell you that by 2015 the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will be the opposition party.”
Source:Punch
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