Anambra: For APC,it Is Fresh Election Or Nothing – Lai Mohammed

[Shola Sholaz]

With the governorship election  in Anambra State declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and mixed reactions trailing the outcome, the interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, argues, in this interview, that the exercise remains irredeemably defective.
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The governorship election in Anambra State has come and gone...
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It has not gone.
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Okay it is still ongoing but while some are calling for outright cancellation of the election,   INEC has vowed to go ahead with a supplementary election.
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What  happens if it goes ahead with the supplementary poll?
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There are many options to be explored and such options will be discussed at the NEC meeting of the party. But what does INEC mean by supplementary election? The November 16 governorship election  in Anambra  State is irredeemably defective. We do not understand what INEC means by supplementary election. It is defective to the point that it cannot be redeemed either by a supplementary election or by election being conducted in isolated wards.
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There are two reasons the November 16 election is irredeemable. One is that the strong holds of the opposition were denied voting materials. And this is a clear case of not just disenfranchisement but there was sabotage as admitted by even the National Chairman of INEC. He  said a senior official of INEC sabotaged the electoral process.

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I wouldn't have the thought the election would result in so much drama. This is just too much