7/29/2023 0 Comments Hidden animosity![]() ![]() This process turned out to be, for most of us, nothing other than a series of transactional arrangements with the prize going to the highest bidder. “I experienced through each stage of the process the living hell that the ordinary members of this party go through in a quest to fulfil their political aspirations. As might be expected, there were several casualties. The venue of my zonal primary election, Ekwulobia Stadium, was literally turned into a theatre of war with several busloads of armed hoodlums invading the venue, firing sporadic gunshots, terrorising delegates with police firing tear gas canisters in order to repel their assault. Part of it read: “At no time in the 16 years that I have been a member of this great political movement, have we in the course of routine primary exercises witnessed such despicable levels of violence, vote rigging, and the wholesale importation of terror by political desperados intent on hijacking the electoral process at all costs.Īs an aspirant vying to represent Anambra South Senatorial zone, I was both a witness to, and a victim of the gross irregularities, intimidation of delegates, excess voting and the state of siege and violence, which held sway at many voting areas. When the result was released, the Ambassador was thoroughly embarrassed and she gave a no-hold bare press statement which received wide publicity. On arrival, the delegates were there, yes, but they had changed their mind. Daily Independent learnt that while Ojukwu was preparing for celebration, her opponent was busy poaching her delegates. ![]()
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