Concerned groups of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) have rejected Hon Tony Nwoye, who was elected the flag
bearer of the party for the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship
election.
The groups were not only calling for the
cancellation of the primary election that produced Nwoye but as well
called on National Working Committee (NWC) of APC to order a re-run,
which Senator Andy Uba and Nwoye would not participate.
The organisations calling for
cancellation of Nwoye as the flag bearer of the party include the
Anambra APC Forum, Abuja, All Progressives Congress Voters Club,
South-East All Progressive Congress Forum and Igbo/Yoruba Unity Forum.
The groups, however, asked Nwoye to stop
commending President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC for a level playing
ground as it is not necessary, saying that they will work against the
party if Nwoye’s name is not substituted.
The spokesperson of the groups and
National Vice Chairman of Coalition of APC Support Groups South-East
Zone Mazi Chuzzy, in a statement issued yesterday, also called for the
suspension of Nwoye and Senator Andy Uba from APC for openly sharing
money to procure votes at the venue of the primary election and even
asking delegates to take pictures of their votes in order to collect
more money after voting.
“These support organizations registered
with APC national Secretariat are calling for the cancellations of the
just concluded Anambra state Governorship Primary. The party’s NWC
should order for a re-run and we are calling for a suspension of Tony
Nwoye and Andy Uba from participating in the re-run.
“Our Party, the APC is known for its
anti-corruption stance and we should not allow people from the PDP with
corruption hanging on them to come and take the position of rightful
party members. Nwoye and Uba should first be members of the party and
wait for their turn to participate in the party’s primary but not now.
Some people have been in the party for long and they just came to take
the position of those who have been in the party. We won’t allow that.
“Why should our party known for fighting
corruption offer its ticket to Nwoye who spent 16 years in PDP and was
allegedly associated with the atrocities of the PDP in the state
especially during Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige as Governor, when Ngige was
kidnapped and Government establishments burnt?
“Why should delegates choice be twisted
because a money bag was bent on sponsoring a candidate in a manner, that
seems an imposition on the party. The money bag spent between N18.5
Million and N20 Million in each local government openly to woo delegates
against their conscience. That is not the spirit of APC but PDP,” the
statement added.
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