Anambra electorate can’t be bought with money ―Umeh

DIRECTOR-General of Governor Willie Obiano Campaign Organisation
and former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has said that Anambra people cannot be
bought with money because they are not idiots as erroneously
construed by some politicians whom he said shared money to voters
to lure them into casting their votes for them.
He said that the Anambra governorship election is a big lesson to
politicians who felt they could buy the electorate with money while
admonishing them to prepare adequately for their campaigns as well
as approach the people with credible issues of development instead
of banking on the money they would share to the people to buy
votes.

Umeh who addressed journalists at the INEC office Awka on Sunday
stressed that Anambra people are not foolish and as such can’t be
bought over with money adding that they are wise people who should
be allowed to decide who governs them.

The DG noted that Obiano performed tremendously well in his
first term in office and deserves the mandate of the people for
another opportunity to serve them better pointing out that money
did not play any role in the election; that they have lost their
money in an attempt to bribe the electorate.

He maintained that the election is a typical lesson for those
who hope to win elections by sharing money. According to him, INEC
was neutral in the election as well as surpassed the expectations
of all and sundry.

Umeh noted that the election was transparent and should be the
kind of election that should be recommended to the nation stressing
that the outcome of the Anambra governorship election is the
collective will and decision of the people of Anambra State.

The ex-APGA national chairman also noted that the police, INEC,
and other security agencies did not interfere with the conduct of
the election instead they devised workable strategies to ensure the
smooth conduct of the governorship election in the state.

He said that he expects other candidates to congratulate
Governor Willie Obiano on his victory at the polls and accept the
outcome of the election in good faith and in the spirit of
sportsmanship as well as wait for another time to test their
popularity amongst the people.

DIRECTOR-General of Governor Willie Obiano Campaign Organisation
and former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has said that Anambra people cannot be
bought with money because they are not idiots as erroneously
construed by some politicians whom he said shared money to voters
to lure them into casting their votes for them.
He said that the Anambra governorship election is a big lesson to
politicians who felt they could buy the electorate with money while
admonishing them to prepare adequately for their campaigns as well
as approach the people with credible issues of development instead
of banking on the money they would share to the people to buy
votes.

Umeh who addressed journalists at the INEC office Awka on Sunday
stressed that Anambra people are not foolish and as such can’t be
bought over with money adding that they are wise people who should
be allowed to decide who governs them.

The DG noted that Obiano performed tremendously well in his
first term in office and deserves the mandate of the people for
another opportunity to serve them better pointing out that money
did not play any role in the election; that they have lost their
money in an attempt to bribe the electorate.

He maintained that the election is a typical lesson for those
who hope to win elections by sharing money. According to him, INEC
was neutral in the election as well as surpassed the expectations
of all and sundry.

Umeh noted that the election was transparent and should be the
kind of election that should be recommended to the nation stressing
that the outcome of the Anambra governorship election is the
collective will and decision of the people of Anambra State.

The ex-APGA national chairman also noted that the police, INEC,
and other security agencies did not interfere with the conduct of
the election instead they devised workable strategies to ensure the
smooth conduct of the governorship election in the state.

He said that he expects other candidates to congratulate
Governor Willie Obiano on his victory at the polls and accept the
outcome of the election in good faith and in the spirit of
sportsmanship as well as wait for another time to test their
popularity amongst the people.