… Says concocted figures were allocated him
A frontline senatorial aspirant in the
Imo East district, Dr Kemdi Opara, has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC to intervene and reorder a fresh primaries to the Imo East senatorial district to avoid any major backlash.
The aspirant also described as shameful that concocted figure allocated to him, warning that such a charade will not be allowed to stand.
In a statement on Wednesday, Dr. Opara said he is disassociating himself and his team from the sham, show of shame that went on in the dead of the night, termed Imo East senatorial primaries.
“As a people with good conscience, prized reputation, good moral standards and strong integrity, we can’t be involved in such a brazen impunity and wanton theft of the people’s will, all in the name of politics, no matter what is at stake.
“Politics should not be associated with anything bad, immoral, indecent and evil.
“A charade that has no venue, no accredited delegates, no agents, no returning officer cannot be called an election to produce a senatorial candidate for the elitist people of owerri zone.
“Please ignore the concocted figure allotted to me. I didn’t participate!
“We therefore join other patriotic voices to condemn such art in its entirety. In the same vein, we call the leadership of our party APC to intervene and rescue our party from this eminent extinction rising from injustices meted on our members, here and there.
“We call on them to come down and conduct a proper primaries devoid of favouritism, hand picking, inducements, imposition and foisting a candidate against the wishes and aspirations of members. Rather they should come and conduct an exercise that will not only be free, fair and credible, but will be all embracing for survival of our nascent democracy.
“Let me also use this opportunity to thank my teeming supporters and delegates who followed us till the end. Please remain calm, maintain peace. We must fight and not relent in making sure that due process is followed, and justice done.”
