A pro-democracy group, Anambra Rescue Committee, yesterday pleaded with the governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Obiora Okonkwo to re-enter the race for the governorship seat of Anambra State.
In a Press Conference held in Onitsha, legal practitioner and Chairman of the group, Azubike Anazor, revealed that a survey carried out in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state revealed that the crisis going on in major parties in the state has saddened the residents.
Recall that Dr. Okonkwo came 2nd in the governorship primary poll of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held at Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka; but alleged that there were irregularities in the poll. Meanwhile, Anazor said: “Any discerning observer of the recent and ongoing political developments in Anambra State would have noticed that the State Governorship Election slated for the 6th of November 2021 will not, from all indications, produce a governor generally acceptable to our people.
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He added that, “The recent gubernatorial primaries of the major political parties in the state – PDP, APGA and APC — have resulted in the imposition of candidates and manipulation of the electoral process by vested interests actuated, not by altruistic motives and intentions, but by the egregious desire to foist on our dear state a leadership that will serve interests not in tune with the wishes of our people for good governance.
“The result of these untoward practices and maneuvers at the parties primaries is what we are witnessing today.
He stressed that there is palpable confusion suffocating the political landscape. There are endless litigations and counter litigations, alliances and misalliances. These litigations and counter litigations promise to go on and on and even beyond the November 6 election day. He therefore warned that if not arrested the state of affairs will compel our people to accept all manner of persons as governor and deputy governor without their requisite critical support, endorsement and imprimatur.
“We are intervening to rescue our dear state from an imminent shipwreck which will, if allowed to occur, throw our state back to the years of holocaust and result in the reversal of all the goods we have witnessed since 2003.
“Our state needs a credible, competent and urbane leader with the capacity, reach, viable programme of actions and policies, existing solid political/campaign structures, and who is generally acceptable to our people as the governor.
“We find these qualities in Dr. Obiora Okonkwo (Dikeora) and we hereby publicly urge him to re-enter the race for the governorship of Anambra State under the banner of any of the registered political parties.
“We call on Ndi Anambra, irrespective of their political persuasions or leanings and their membership of any of the existing political parties, to rally round Dr. Okonkwo if and when he accedes to our request to rejoin the race.
Let us all in unison resolve and work towards sending Dr. Obiora Okonkwo to the Government House Awka.
