Labour Party chieftain and frontline Governorship hopeful in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, on Sunday raised alarm that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo orchestrated the House of Assembly amendment of the Anambra Electoral Act in order to “facilitate his planned rigging and impose his loyalists on Ndi Anambra in his flawed re-election bid.”
Stating that Governor Soludo “does not deserve another chance,” Ozigbo said that the because of the raging insecurity in the State, “we can’t even visit home, and those who are at home live in constant fear!”
Ozigbo, a former President of Transcorp Plc, noted in his statement titled ‘My position on Anambra LGA Elections’ that boycotting the Local Government election, the Labour Party should field candidates that will show that “Ndi Anambra are weary of waiting for the promised Dubai and Taiwan” he promised the people of the State during the Governorship election of November 2022.
According to the statement: “In his characteristic manner of positioning himself as “the wisest in the room,” Governor Soludo hastily orchestrated and pressured the State House of Assembly into amending the Anambra Electoral Act. This move is designed to facilitate his planned rigging and impose his loyalists on Ndi Anambra in his flawed re-election bid.
“While this illegal act is bound to be fruitless, we must not fall into the trap of boycotting the so-called election. Instead, we will seize every opportunity to show him that Ndi Anambra are weary of waiting for the promised Dubai and Taiwan. Worse still, we can’t even visit home, and those who are at home live in constant fear! The entire economy of Ndi Anambra has been crippled, leaving our people to struggle in poverty.
“I have suggested to the leadership of our party and some of our elected members that we should present candidates to our people who possess the capacity, character, and compassion to bring about positive and impactful change at the grassroots level. This is without prejudice to the need to challenge some obnoxious provisions of the amended act that contradict national laws and common sense.
“The Governor does not deserve another chance, and we will continue to counter his nefarious schemes at every turn.”