Anambra guber: APC primary chairman, Shettima speaks on conduct, results

Governor of Borno State and chairman of the Anambra State APC 2017 Governorship primaries committee, Kashim Shettima on Sunday spoke on the conduct and out.

Tony Nwoye, a federal lawmaker and former NANS president, won the primary

Shettima described the exercise which lasted nearly 24 hours as the easiest election himself and members of his committee were ever associated with as ‎they had no interest in any candidate.

The Governor made the remark before declaring the results covered live by the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA at the Dora Akunyili Development Centre in Awka.

‎His words: “This primary election was obviously a tedious one but for me and members of the committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting the election. It is the easiest election we have ever been part of or witnessed.
“You see, when you are an election umpire, election becomes difficult only when you you have interest in who wins the elections because by having interest, you have to battle with other contestants, battle with those who have different interests and battle with your own conscience in trying to bend the rules of the game to favour your interest.
“But so long as you are neutral as an election umpire, the election becomes easy. It is easy for all to know when you are trying to be fair and when you trying to be bias. I am very proud of each and every member of our committee for being absolutely unbiased.
“I am very proud of observers from the APC National headquarters led by Presidential Adviser Ojudu. I am proud of the APC leadership in Anambra State and everyone that helped in making us stand by the principles of conducting a free, fair and credible primary election, particularly the security agencies.
“The Commissioner of Police did a wonderful job. I thank and commend the INEC observers for being with us all through the processes” the Governor said.

Shettima added that though as a Governor he was entitled to protocol reception from the Government of Anambra State, he deliberately rented a hotel in order to give room for questions over the integrity of the APC Governorship primaries and bearing in mind that the Governor Willie Obiano is seeking reelection

Shettima disclosed that he totally avoided meeting all the contenders.

The Governor charged the APC members in Anambra State to work towards the victory of Nwoye as the next Governor of Anambra State saying that is the next task.