Says INEC must conduct election in all areas not covered..
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s candidate in the November 6 Anambra Governorship election, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has expressed optimistic he can still emerge the winner after the outstanding elections are held.
Mr Ozigbo stated this during a Press briefing on Monday, 8th November,202, to state his position following the flawed November 6 election majorly mared by Biomodal malfunction resulting in many voters not being able to exercise their franchise.
INEC therefore, had directed that election should continue on Sunday 7th November, to accommodate those who could not vote on Saturday, while shifting that of Ihiala to Tuesday, 9th November, 2021.
The PDP candidate who addressed journalists on the ongoing election expressed optimism that PDP will still emerge victorious at the end, stating that Ihiala was not the only place where elections failed to hold.
“We have the statistics, and know the areas where INEC could not conduct an election on Saturday, and we call on them to ensure they do so.”
According to him, with over 248,000 votes at stake in Ihiala and other places where the election did not take place, the party still has hope of producing the next governor.
He appealed to the people of Ihiala and other areas to come out en mass to vote for the PDP as a better alternative in the state’s governance.
He regretted the impact of vote-buying which he described as a major issue in the nations political development.
He added, “After Ihiala, other places where elections did not take place will follow, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC must obey the electoral law and conduct election where it did not hold.
“The party has all areas where election did not hold and will be happy if elections are held there.”
Speaking on what action they would take next, Ozigbo said for now, they were more interested in the supplementary election and would decide on their next line of action after the completion.
Meanwhile, from the result INEC has announced so far, APGA has won 20 out of 21 local government areas, which placed the candidate, Professor Chukwuma Soludo in the first position, Ozigbo of PDP coming second, while Andy Uba of APC is third.
