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PDP Vows to Resist Election Rigging in Anambra Governorship Election

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured all stakeholders in Anambra State that it will resist any attempt to rig or manipulate the November 6 governorship election. National Vice Chairman of the party, South-east zone, Chief Ali Odefa, made this statement while addressing Anambra indigenes resident in Ebonyi State capital, Abakaliki, when the party's governorship candidate, Chief Valentine Ozigbo, visited. Odefa warned that anyone who attempts to manipulate the results might not be alive to tell the story.

The PDP Boss emphasized that the election must be free, fair, and credible, and that no agents of government or political party would manipulate election results in Nigeria. He urged the electorate to protect their votes, insisting that votes must count at the poll. Ozigbo, on his part, has described the Appeal Court verdict confirming him as the validly elected candidate of the PDP as a victory for democracy, the people of Anambra State, and those who took him to court.

Key Takeaways:

  • The PDP has vowed to resist any attempt to rig or manipulate the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.
  • National Vice Chairman of the party, South-east zone, Chief Ali Odefa, warned that anyone who attempts to manipulate the results might not be alive to tell the story.
  • Odefa emphasized that the election must be free, fair, and credible, and that no agents of government or political party would manipulate election results in Nigeria.
  • The PDP Boss urged the electorate to protect their votes, insisting that votes must count at the poll.
  • Chief Valentine Ozigbo, the party's governorship candidate, has described the Appeal Court verdict confirming him as the validly elected candidate of the PDP as a victory for democracy and the people of Anambra State.
  • Ozigbo has also called on his opponent to join hands for the victory of the party at the poll.

Statistics:

  • November 6: Date of the governorship election in Anambra State.
  • February 2023: Timeframe mentioned by Odefa for the liberation of Ebonyi State.
  • 2021: Copyright year of This Day, the publication that released the article.

Sources:

  • This Day (2021) [via AllAfrica Global Media (allafrica.com)]

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