Anambra State has been described as one with the highest
turn over of senators in Nigeria, with special emphasis to Anambra
Central Zone in the state, owing to litigations and squabbles in
political parties and among politicians.
The state Secretary of Inter party Advisory Council, IPAC,
Chief Chidi Chikwendu stated this to ELEKENEWS in an interview yesterday,
lamenting that the development has made Anambra Central Zone a laughing
stock in the eyes of other states.
Chikwendu who is from Anambra Central, and also a candidate
of the Citizens Popular Party, CPP for the senatorial election
expressed unhappiness that to date, the zone is still not being
represented in the senate as a result of conflict of interest between
some stakeholders of the zone over the choice of who to represent the
people.
Recall that an appellate court sitting in Abuja had in
December 2015 sacked the senator representing the zone, Mrs Uche
Ekwunife, calling for a rerun election within 60 days.
Attempts to hold the election in February was not
successful, following a court order obtained by the PDP in the state,
asking to field a candidate in the election.
Chikwendu while reacting to the inability of the INEC to
conduct the election said the duo of Chief Victor Umeh, former National
Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and also candidate
of the party in the election and the former governor of the state, Mr
Peter Obi, who also seeks to contest on the platform of PDP were
responsible for the delays.
He however said that stakeholders were working to ensure
that they rally together and get both men to give way for another
candidate to represent the zone.
"Do you know what we are missing by not having a senator
for the zone? We have very qualified persons in the zone, so it must not
be both men. Once INEC slates a date for the election, the stakeholders
will prevail on these men to withdraw their suits and let us forge
ahead because we are the people losing." He said.
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