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28—VANGUARD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017
By Henry Umoru,
Vincent Ujumadu,
Johnbosco
Agbakwuru &
Dennis Agbo
A WKA—PRESIDENT
Muhammadu Buhari,
12 governors, 18 senators,
many members of the
House of Representatives
and officials of the All
Progressives Congress,
APC, yesterday, rounded
off the governorship
campaign of the party for
the November 18 election
for Dr. Tony Nwoye at a well
attended ceremony at the
Alex Ekwueme Square in
Awka.
Buhari, who said he was
highly impressed with the
large turnout of APC
supporters at the rally,
expressed the hope that the
party would bounce back by
electing Nwoye on
Saturday to serve as a clear
demonstration of the
support of Anambra people
to his administration.
He promised that the
APC-controlled Federal
Government would
continue to meet the
aspirations of the people,
saying that he was
expecting the national
assembly to pass what his
administration had
planned towards
infrastructural
development in the country,
which the South-East
would benefit from
massively.
Commending the
president for personally
attending the rally, the
national chairman of APC,
Chief John Odiegie-
Oyegun recalled that
Buhari made history two
years ago by removing an
incumbent government,
adding that he would also
be making history by
preparing to remove an
incumbent governor in
Anambra State.
According to him, the
presence of the president
at the rally was an
indication of his love for the
Igbo people, adding that
the country’s number one
citizen deliberately came to
make sure that Anambra
people were with him.
“We want you to give him
Tony Nwoye as a gift to
appreciate your love for
him”, he said, adding that
APC as a political party
controlling the Federal
Government was desirous
of having Anambra State
reconnected to the national
grid and the only way to do
so was to vote for Nwoye.
Chairman of Tony Nwoye
Campaign Organization
and Governor of Bauchi
State, Alhaji M.A. Abubakar
said that Anambra State,
which is the flagship of the
Igbo was too important to
be operating in isolation.
“We want you to
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discountenance the notion
that APC is not your party
because this is the party of
Chris Ngige, Jim
Nwobodo, Ken Nnamani,
Orji Uzor Kalu, Sullivan
Chime, Agunwa Anaekwe
and George Moghalu,
among many other
prominent Igbo people. If
APC succeeds in Igbo land,
it will take Igbo to the
national politics," he said.
Former aspirants
declare support for
Nwoye
Highlight of the
ceremony was declaration
of support for Nwoye by all
the former governorship
aspirants who contested
with him at the party’s
primary.
Speaking on their behalf,
Senator Andy Uba said,
they would work hard in
their various constituencies
to ensure that APC won the
governorship election on
Saturday.
He said: “We all ran for
the primary and he won
and we promise here that
we will support him on
Saturday. He is my political
son because when I ran for
governorship in 2007, Tony
was my chairman and I
won. Now that he is the
candidate, we will ensure
that he wins the
governorship election to tell
President Buhari that we
love him.”
The governors that
attended the rally were
Rochas Okorocha of Imo
State, Yahaya Bello of Kogi
State, Aminu Bello Masari
of Katsina State, Aminu
Tambuwal of Sokoto
State,Ibukunle Amosun of
Ogun State, Godwin
Obaseki of Edo State,
Simon Lalong of Plateau
State and Rotimi Akeredolu
of Ondo State, among
others.
Other party chieftains
that were present included
Minister of Science and
Technology, Dr.
Ogbonnaya Onu; former
governor of Abia State, Dr.
Orji Uzor Kalu; former
governor of Enugu State,
Mr. Sullivan Chime;
Senator Ben Uwajimogu;
Senator Osita Izunaso; Dr.
Cairo Ojiugbo; Senator
Agboti ; General Lawrence
Onoja; Senator Ken
Nnamani; Mrs. Uche
Ekwunife and Senator
Chris Ngige, among
others.
Buhari directs DIG
to reinstate
Obiano’s security
aides
Also yesterday, President
Muhammadu Buhari
directed the Deputy
Inspector General of Police,
DIG, in-change of
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MEETING: From
Left—Chief
Emmanuel
Iwuanyanwu,
member, PDP
Board of Truestees;
Otunba Gbenga
Daniel, former
Governor of Ogun
State; and PDP
chairmanship
aspirant, Hon
Jonas Okeke,
during a meeting
and courtsey visit
by Daniel to the
PDP BOT in Owerri
yesterday
ANAMBRA POLL: Buhari, 12 govs, 18
senators, others round off APC campaign
•President directs DIG to reinstate Obiano’s security aides
•Senate says action is unlawful, dangerous to Nigeria’s democracy
•As Ohanaeze warns against rigging of Anambra election
operations to reinstate the
security aides of Governor
Willie Obiano of Anambra
State that were
withdrawn.
The President's directive
came on the heels of
complaint by Governor
Obiano when he welcomed
the President on arrival to
Awka for the grand finale
of the All Progressives
Congress Governorship
rally.
A statement by the Special
Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr.
Femi Adesina stated that
before departing Awka,
President Buhari directed
the Deputy Inspector
General of Police
(Operations), Joshak
Habila to ensure the return
of the governor’s security
personnel.
Earlier, the Senate had
ordered the Inspector-
General of Police, IGP,
Ibrahim Idris to restore all
the withdrawn security
aides to the Governor of
Anambra State, Willy
Obiano in the next twentyfour
hours .
At plenary yesterday, the
Senate warned that if the
action of the IGP was not
nipped in the bud, he may
do same to President
Muhammadu Buhari;
Senate President, Bukola
Saraki; Speaker, House of
Representatives, Yakubu
Dogara and other
politicians if they signify
interest to contest for
elective positions.
The senate while
describing the action of the
IGP as unlawful and
dangerous to the nation’s
democracy, particularly
mandated its chairman,
Senate Committee on
Police Affairs , Senator Abu
Ibrahim, APC Katsina
South to ensure compliance
by the Police boss to the
directive and report back to
Senate today at plenary.
In his contribution,
Senate President, Bukola
Saraki said that senate did
the right thing to debate the
matter even though it was
against its standing rule;
pointing out that what is
wrong is wrong.
Saraki said: “What is bad
is bad. What the IG is
reported to have done and
defended as regards
withdrawal of security aides
of the Anambra state
governor ahead of the
coming election in the
state is wrong and must
be corrected as declared by
the senate through the
resolutions just taken.”
The IG as widely reported
in the media yesterday told
Governor Obiano that
his withdrawn Aide de
Camp ,ADC and other
security aides will report
back to duty on Sunday
morning , a day after the
Saturday election.
Ohanaeze warns
against rig of
Anambra election
Similarly, Ohanaeze
Ndigbo yesterday warned
that Ndigbo will use all
resources within its reach
to resist any attempt to rig
Anambra governorship
election on Saturday,
pleading that the people of
Anambra State should be
allowed to decide who
should become their
governor for the next four
years.
The apex Igbo
organization also charged
politicians and Ndigbo to
watch their polling booths
closely in order to ensure
that declared results
represent outcome of
elections in their units.
President General of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief
Nnia Nwodo in a press
briefing in Enugu,
yesterday, said that “the
news of withdrawal of
security details from
Governor Obiano of
Anambra state is highly
regrettable.”
Nwodo further noted that
“all his (Anambra
Governor's) opponents
have security details,”
adding that “ as a sitting
Governor, who by
constitution is the Chief
Security Officer of the state,
this action is nonsensical
and ultra vires.”
He stated that Ohanaeze
was satisfied with the
resolve of the people of
Anambra state and all the
political parties in the state
to turn out for the election,
adding that not to do so
would be a dis-service to
Anambra state and
Ndigbo.
“Ohanaeze is insistent
that the votes of Ndi-
Anambra must be
respected in Saturday’s
election,” Nwodo said.
He disclosed that the
Igbo body applied to the
Independent National
Electoral Commission,
INEC, for observer status
and that the organization
has recruited lecturers from
universities and
polytechnics to help the
Igbo group observe conduct
of the election.
“Any attempt to rig,
manipulate, falsify or
impose results on Ndi-
Anambra in this election
will be seriously resisted,”
Nwodo threatened.
He however urged the
Anambra people to tidy
evidences of the election
since there were fears of
fake results or look-alike
result sheets and he
categorically asked the
people to reject any of such
electoral fraud that may
take place.
“Ndigbo will resist
rigging of Anambra
election with every available
resources within its armbit,”
he stressed.
On the threat by
members of the Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB,
against the election,
Nwodo said it was not in
the interest of Anambra
People to boycott the
election because it would
amount to anarchy.
He stressed that the
consequence of such
boycott would be President
Buhari’s imposition of sole
administrator on the state
until the president feels the
state was ripe for election.
“He can even bring a
Governor from any part of
the country. So it will be like
a military ad ministration if
they don’t vote."