The All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA) Thursday ignored the Federal High Court, Abuja which ordered
the immediate swearing in of Dr Obiorah Okonkwo of the PDP.
This is as it had flagged off its
campaigns for the rerun election of Anambra central Senatorial district,
scheduled for 13th January 2018.
The hugely attended rally was
also tagged victory rally to celebrate the recent victory of the governor of
the state, Chief Willie Obiano in the just concluded governorship election.
Chief Victor Umeh, the candidate
of the APGA for the rerun election who addressed party supporters assured that
the rerun election would hold.
He said the judgement was a
ridiculous one, especially coming from a High Court in a matter that had been
settled by the Supreme Court.
“I want to assure you that the
rerun election must hold. Do no mind what they are doing, just get prepared
with your PVCs to vote for APGA.
“I got 86,000 votes in 2015 to
win that election. Ngige got 20,000 votes and when they saw that I had won,
they gave Ekwunife 93,000 votes and rigged her in.
“But today where is she? She is
no where. Obi also came out to join the race, and I told him he was not
qualified to run and he said he is the rock and would contest, but what
happened?
“I have never lost any legal
battle, and I assure you that Obiorah Okonkwo is too small to confront me. I
have survived too many court orders to fear this one from Okonkwo.
“The Okonkwo that court is asking
to be sworn in as PDP’s candidate for that election held his primary election
in Ogidi, Ekwunife held a separate primary at Nri, while Sylvester Okonkwo had
his at Ojoto, and each declared himself winner, and a court thinks it is
credible primary.”
Umeh assured that he was
confident that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would abide
by the order of the Supreme Court to hold a rerun within 90 days. He said he
was confident that Okonkwo can not be sworn into the Senate under any law in
the country.
In a surprise twist however,
Chief Willie Obiano has declared himself the chairman of Victor Umeh campaign
organisation.
The governor while announcing so
stated that he would stop at nothing to ensure that Umeh was elected into the
Senate as he remains a competent voice, who would ensure effective
representation for not just the central senatorial zone but the entire Anambra
state.
The governor also seized the
opportunity of the rally to receive some new members into APGA.
Some of those received included
the guber candidate of the Democratic People’s Congress, DPC, Yul Edichie, Hon
Anyo Nebe; member representing Awka north and south in the house of
representatives, among others.
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