Eyebrows were raised when some of the contestants were seen campaigning in faraway Lagos and also when some of them suggested or hinted at plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to snatch Anambra by all means. The threats to the election may have stolen all the headlines but equally important in the preparations for the election is the fears expressed by some of the contestants on the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the election is free and fair. Were IPOB to be successful in keeping people away from the polling booths, that would further raise question marks over the ability of the Nigerian state to provide adequate security for most activities. IPOB’s influence in the Southeast can already be seen in the sit-at-home being enforced across the region every Monday and the potential threat to a scheduled election by a group that has been dismissed as being inconsequential by the authorities.
Of course, the authorities have moved to forestall the security threats to the election by deploying two Deputy Inspector-Generals, Five AIGs, 14 Police Commissioners to Anambra, but while Nigerians wait to see what happens the message should not be lost on us. In itself, the election is making some wrong headlines especially with the palpable threat by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to disrupt it. In this piece, Andy Ikpeazu urges participating political parties to concentrate on wooing voters ahead of the Anambra State governorship elections, instead of attacking the personality of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma.īarring unforeseen circumstances, the governorship election in Anambra State will hold on Saturday.
The Nation has asked does Governor Uzodimma know something that others don’t over Anambra poll?
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