Protest erupted at the Anambra State Government House, also known as Light House, Awka, on Friday over the outcome of primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state.
Thousands of protesters from Oyi Local Government Area of the state stormed the Government House with placards bearing different inscriptions, crying to the state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to intervene in what they described as brazen rigging of the Oyi State Constituency primary election.
They claimed that while a popular candidate, Innocent Ojike, also known as Ojicam, had won the election, they were surprised to find that the party announced another aspirant, Kosisochukwu Ibemesi as the candidate to represent the party for the State House of Assembly election.
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Since APGA held its party primaries last Saturday, several groups and aspirants have rejected the outcome, claiming that the processes were manipulated in many constituencies, while those who emerged victorious have praised the process as being transparent.
The State Auditor of APGA, Uchenna Oraegbunam, who led the protesters, said: “We are here for a peaceful protest to let our Governor, Chukwuma Soludo to know some of the things that happened in Oyi State Constituency last Saturday.
“We had a very peaceful protest and elections were declared, and Ojicam, Hon Innocent Ojike, the current member of the Anambra State House of Assembly was declared winner. We were all confident that he was going to win because we know he is popular.
“We
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