The governorship candidate of the
All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze has boycotted
the ongoing election in the State.
Senator Eze said he could not
participate in the exercise after the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, had failed to publish his name in the final list of
candidates.
This is also as villages laid
siege to his house in Umuida, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, demanding
that the election should be called off.
Addressing the aggrieved
villagers, Senator Eze said the INEC shut him out of the exercise despite a
valid court order.
He said, “We are protesting
because of the delisting of my name. You can see I’m being held hostage here by
angry voters, who are protesting that INEC has not treated their candidate
fairly.
“We are protesting because of the
delisting of my name few days before election and their inability to put it
back, almost 48 hours after they were ordered to do so by a competent court of law.
“They are protesting because they
believe that their own candidate is being excluded and there is no level
playing field. They believe that the duty of INEC is to create a level playing
field for all contestants.
“All these people have said they
will continue to be here until the INEC does what is right, number one to
reschedule the election in Enugu, number two to put back my name.”
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