No fewer than 25 political parties
will participate in the Anambra
Local Council poll slated for Jan.
11.
The Acting Chairman of the State
Independent Electoral
Commission, Mr Sylvester
Okonkwo, disclosed this while
speaking with newsmen on the
preparedness of the commission
on Monday in Akwa.
The chairman said that the
number of political parties was
the highest in the country in the
conduct of any local council polls.
He said that some of the parties
included: the Peoples Democratic
Party, Action Alliance, All
Progressives Congress, Labour
Party, All Progressives Grand
Alliance and Accord Party.
Okonkwo, however, said that he
only received a text message from
the APC stating its withdrawal
from the poll but there was no
official letter.
According to him, the text
message which was simply signed
“SDS’’ was also sent to the state
governor.
“I only got a text message from
them saying that they will not
participate because of the flawed
voters’ register used in the
governorship poll.
“They noted that since their
candidate in the last governorship
poll was in court challenging the
same register, they will not take
part in any election where the
same register will be used.
“But we already have names of
some of their party members for
the poll,’’ he said.
Okonkwo said that adequate
security had been made for the
conduct of the election.
He denied an allegation that the
commission had concluded plans
to ensure victory for APGA, saying
that the sensitive materials for the
poll were intact.
“It is a figment of imagination of
those making the allegation,’’
Okonkwo said.
He urged voters to come out en
masse to vote for the candidates
of their choice on Jan. 11.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that local council election
was last conducted in the state in
1999.
The local government election had
been postponed more than seven
times since then. (NAN)
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