Notable members of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu East Senatorial zone have vowed to stage
an upset against former governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, the Peoples Democratic,
Party, PDP’s candidate for the election.
Both
ex-president of the Senate, Chief Ken Nnamani and former governor of old
Anambra State, Dr. Jim Nwobodo, have vowed to resist any attempt by the PDP to
impose Nnamani on the people by proxy.
They made the declaration on
Monday during the official flag-off of the campaign of the APC candidate for the
district, Prince Lawrence Eze.
Senator Nnamani said the action
of the PDP was a clear violation of the electoral act and the nation’s
constitution.
Nnamani wondered how someone who
is in America could be declared winner of an election he did not participate
in, adding that “Chimaroke Nnamani did not swear affidavit because such
sensitive document cannot be sworn to by proxy, yet some people went behind to
declare him winner of the PDP primary.
“I know that there is no law in
our land authorising someone to swear affidavit for another person. I am saying
this because those who perpetrated this fraud may be matching to the prison.
“This action shows that the PDP
impunity is still rearing its ugly head in Enugu East senatorial zone. Our
political process in the country as well as the zone is on trial. We are going
to resist this undemocratic act, because I am an interested party in the
matter.
“We cannot have a senator by
proxy”, he added, warning that the situation, if not properly handled, “is
capable of igniting political crisis in the senatorial district.
“I’m yet to know why PDP chose to
commit such high level of impunity in my own senatorial district.
“As much as we know, Chimaroke
was not seen anywhere. He is still outside the country in his sick bed. Even if
somebody filled the forms for him in proxy, the electoral law demands he must
swore the court affidavits by himself.”
Chief Nwobodo, in his remarks at
the event, described the fronting of ex-governor Nnamani as candidate of the
PDP as a great fraud which they must all join hands to resist at all cost.
Nwobodo, and Nnamani boasted that
he (Prince Eze), is likely to be the only candidate for Enugu East senatorial
election and pleaded to be joined in the suit to seek ex-governor Chimaroke
Nnamani’s disqualification from the contest.
Chief Nwobodo urged the
electorate in the zone to vote for Prince Lawrence Eze as the next senator of
Enugu East senatorial district, just as he applauded the APC candidate for
using his personal resources to provide various social amenities for his
people, including construction of asphalted roads in many communities.
Prince Eze in his speech, had
assured the people of the district that if given the mandate to serve, he would
protect the interest of the entire people of the zone, adding that he will also
make their empowerment and responsible leadership his watch word.
The event was attended by top
chieftains of the APC in the state, including the immediate past governor of
the state, Barrister Sullivan Chime, 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate in the
state, Senator Ayogu Eze, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt.
Hon. Eugene Odoh, Enugu State chairman of APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, among others.
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