David-Chyddy Eleke
The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prevent three political parties from participating in the upcoming Anambra State governorship election.
The National Chairman of the party, Mr. Ralphs Okey Nwosu, who briefed journalists in Awka, the state capital, yesterday, alleged that the three political parties breached the law by not conducting primary elections or did not conduct the elections within the guidelines of the electoral body.
He said the three political parties are: All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, “What these parties held were not primary elections, and they should not participate in the November 6, 2021, governorship election in Anambra State.
“If after 22 years of practicing democracy we cannot do the right thing, then we are doomed. INEC must learn to sanction people and parties because none of these three political parties had a primary election.
“That is why they are in court today fighting over who the authentic candidates are. We’re not the people that told them to have several factions of the same party, so we should not be held down by their troubles.”
On whether the party (ADC) is considering going to court to stop the parties aforementioned from contesting in the election, Nwosu said his party is rather engaging in the sensitisation of the public on the reason they should jettison the parties.
He said: “We are talking to the people, and sensitising them on why these political parties should not be voted into power in the state. ADC has a strong chance in the forthcoming election, and we know our candidate, Akachukwu Nwankpo, has all it takes to govern the state.
“We have been in the political system of this state for many decades, and we have always participated actively in the state transition process, so I can tell you that the people are not happy with the ruling party in the state (APGA).
“We are working with a lot of people to sack APGA in Anambra State, and you already know that both PDP and APC have lost the confidence of the people, so the next option is the third most popular political party in the country, which is the ADC.”
