Barely 72 hours after the registration of the APC , National Chairman of the APGA Victor Umeh, has alleged that the newly registered is employing desperate measures to rig the scheduled Nov. 16 governorship election in Anambra State by importing touts from Lagos State under the guise of deporting destitute to Anambra.
He also faulted the use of APGA logo in an advertorial placed in four national dailies in a message sponsored by the Lagos State Governor, Fashola, congratulating the new APC.
The APGA chairman demanded a retraction of the said advert, threatening
that the party would go to court to demand payment of N20 billion from
Fashola for “the willful mischief” aimed at deceiving the supporters
that APGA is a party to the merger.
“I want to alert Nigerians of the plot by the APC to rig the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 16 through the antics of Governor Fashola under the guise of deporting destitute from Lagos State. I want to state that APC is desperate and we will contain them.
“Our attention has also been drawn to a protest letter written to the President by the Anambra State Governor Peter Obi that 72 destitute, were deported from Lagos and dumped in Onitsha Anambra State.
“Fashola in his desire to rid Lagos State of destitute decided to designate Anambra State as a dumping ground, it is unconstitutional and inhuman, I join the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, in calling on Fashola to take them back and rehabilitate these people. We support Obi’s petition to the President to call Fashola to order.
“They may have begun their plot to rig the election by bringing in people that will assist them in the rigging of the Anambra governorship election under the guise of deporting destitute,” Umeh added.
“I want to alert Nigerians of the plot by the APC to rig the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 16 through the antics of Governor Fashola under the guise of deporting destitute from Lagos State. I want to state that APC is desperate and we will contain them.
“Our attention has also been drawn to a protest letter written to the President by the Anambra State Governor Peter Obi that 72 destitute, were deported from Lagos and dumped in Onitsha Anambra State.
“Fashola in his desire to rid Lagos State of destitute decided to designate Anambra State as a dumping ground, it is unconstitutional and inhuman, I join the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, in calling on Fashola to take them back and rehabilitate these people. We support Obi’s petition to the President to call Fashola to order.
“They may have begun their plot to rig the election by bringing in people that will assist them in the rigging of the Anambra governorship election under the guise of deporting destitute,” Umeh added.
