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Information available to 247ureports.com indicates that the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Anambra gubernatorial race, Senator Chris Ngige has pulled out of the gubernatorial race rerun scheduled for 65 wards inside some communities of Idenmili North LGA.
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Senator Ngige made the announcement following the end of electoral exercise that was marred by irregularities attributed to the possible compromise of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workers – that resulted in the falsification of the INEC voters register, and the mix up of election materials meant for various towns and communities. In many of the communities believed to be strongholds of opposition to the APGA incumbent government in Anambra State.

In making the announcement, Senator Ngige indicated that the INEC should redo the elections in all the communities affected by the failure of INEC. The INEC had announced that it would conduct new election in 65 wards. Ngige and his APC rejected the move by INEC.

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 Senator Chris Ngige, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress has indicated that his party will challenge the outcome of the Anambra State governorship elections at the election petition tribunal.

He described the election yesterday as a mockery of democracy.

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Ngige who spoke to newsmen at the Old English hotel in Awka said his followers were told to boycott the rescheduled elections in Idemili North.  Ngige accused the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission of systematically rigging the elections in favour of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Chris Ngige at a voting centre Saturday: says poll a mockery of democracy

Ngige who represents Anambra Central in the senate was bitter that voters in his stronghold were not allowed to cast their vote.
“The events of yesterday suggest that INEC has taken three steps backward. We don’t know if Iwu’s INEC is better. We are asking the commission to conduct elections in the 346 polling units and the election should not be held today,” he said.
Ngige was also vexed that the rescheduled election was held a day after the failed election. “If they go ahead to conduct the elections today we are not participating because today is Sunday. And holding the elections today is an affront on Christianity. They are conducting it today because they have a premeditated plan to announce the governor elect today.”
Ngige said that although he and his party had perceived that there would be rigging, they never imagined it would be meted out in such magnitude.
“We are not disappointed because we are used to it. But I weep for Nigeria considering that 2015 is fast approaching. All the fears we raised at the stakeholders forum, happened yesterday. In my strongholds and other parts of the state, there was manipulation of voters register, deleting of names, late arrival of materials among others,” he explained.
Ngige said he will go to tribunal as that is the only option.
“According to the electoral act the only option in the face of this charade is to go to the tribunal. And my party will know what to do in that direction.”
Before the election Ngige had called for the removal of the resident electoral commission, Prof Onukaogu whom he accused of inconsistencies and partiality.

source: http://pmnewsnigeria.com

Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chris Ngige, has admonished the people of Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka, LGA of Anambra State to rise and vote in a governor they can trust to deliver and improve their town based on pedigree, rather than a deputy governor they would merely claim.

Mr Ngige apparently referring to the running mate for one of the parties contesting next Saturday’s elections who hails from the town, told the crowd which followed his convoy after attending a burial ceremony in the town, that it was time the community took a clear position.

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“The time has come for a useful climax in the longstanding political relationship we have enjoyed with this historical town and it is wise to carry it through to the end, so as to give value to all your previous sacrifices in the course of this journey,” he said.

Mr Ngige who spoke in both Igbo and English, told his audience that, when many towns in Anambra State did not know where they were going in terms of exposure, Enugwu Ukwu had cut its teeth in education exposure and industry in all spheres of human endeavour.

“It is too late in the day for anyone to come to Enugwu Ukwu and give them a standby generator because with your exposure you can agree with a governor who will perform and your town will be better, rather than associating your name with another government that would simply occupy space and dent your image,” he said.

Mr Ngige was accompanied by his wife, Evelyn Ngige, and former Anambra State commissioner, Charles Amilo, and a host of directors and members of his campaign team. He had earlier paid a condolence visit to the Nkwocha family at Urukpaleke Village Enugwu Ukwu, where he urged he family to take heart on the loss of Chief Mike Nkwocha, a distinguished politician and leading light of the town who passed on at the ripe age of 89.

Meanwhile , a pressure group in Anambra State, Anambra Democratic Vanguard, ADV, in a solidarity visit to the Ngige Campaign Office in Awka urged he candidate of the APC to ignore the distractions of the APGA which is doing its best in their own words to ‘take his eyes off the ball’.

SOURCE: Premium Times