A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof
Chukwuma Soludo, says he is still in the Anambra State governorship race
despite the exclusion of his name from the list of candidates for the November
6 election which was published by the Independent National Electoral
Commission.
Soludo emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance in a primary election conducted by the mainstream members of the
party on July 23.
INEC had published Chukwuma Udoji as the authentic candidate
of APGA in the poll based on court order.
Udoji had emerged as the candidate of the party in a primary
election conducted by a factional national chairman of the party, Jude Okeke.
Reacting to the INEC publication, Soludo in a statement by
his media aide, Joe Anatune, said he would contest the November 6 election
despite the odds.
The statement read, “The Chukwuma Soludo Campaign has been
briefed on a publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission where
Honourable Chukwuma Umeorji has been published as the candidate of the APGA in
the November 6, 2021, gubernatorial election in Anambra State.
“The INEC publication is based on a judgment by a High Court
in Jigawa State, and the electoral body sensibly wrote that its inclusion of
Umeorji as a candidate in the election is “By Judgment”.
“Our millions of supporters in Anambra State and elsewhere
in the world are advised not to be dispirited by the publication seriously.
“Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo will participate in the
governorship election as the APGA candidate. His nomination was strictly in
line with the Electoral Law and INEC guidelines. INEC observed the APGA
Congress on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, where he was nominated after winning 93.4
per cent of the valid votes cast in a free, fair and transparent manner which
was broadcasted live on national television networks as part of deepening the
democratic process in Nigeria.
“Our team of dedicated and competent legal experts has
studied the judgment and is confident of overturning it effortlessly. The party
is at liberty to nominate the right candidate so long as due process is
followed. Soludo’s nomination followed due process religiously.”
The statement added, “Our supporters and indeed all Anambra
people, who have been waiting patiently for Soludo’s leadership of the state,
are advised not to be deterred by the Jigawa State Court order.
“They should rather remain supremely confident of not only
Soludo’s participation in the November 6 election but also his triumph in the
polls with a big margin which will lead to a new era in our state for the
benefit of all.”
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