Anambra 2021: Soludo Reacts To INEC Disqualification

“Our millions of supporters in Anambra State and elsewhere in the world are advised not to be dispirited by the publication seriously.”

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has reacted to his disqualification by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from participating in the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra State.

EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that the name of Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was excluded from the list of candidates for the Anambra Governorship Election which was published by INEC on Friday.

Soludo had emerged as APGA candidate in a primary election conducted by the mainstream members of the party on July 23, 2021.

However, INEC, on Friday, published Chukwuma Udoji as the authentic candidate of APGA in the Anambra Election based on court order.

While reacting to the INEC publication, Soludo in a statement by his media aide, Joe Anatune, said he would contest the November 6 poll despite the exclusion of his name from the list of candidates published by INEC.

He stated, “The Chukwuma Soludo Campaign has been briefed on a publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission where Honourable Chukwuma Umeorji has been published as the candidate of the APGA in the November 6, 2021, gubernatorial election in Anambra State.

“Our millions of supporters in Anambra State and elsewhere in the world are advised not to be dispirited by the publication seriously.

“Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo will participate in the governorship election as the APGA candidate. His nomination was strictly in line with the Electoral Law and INEC guidelines. INEC observed the APGA Congress on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, where he was nominated after winning 93.4 per cent of the valid votes cast in a free, fair and transparent manner which was broadcasted live on national television networks as part of deepening the democratic process in Nigeria.”

The former CBN Governor added, “Our team of dedicated and competent legal experts has studied the judgment and is confident of overturning it effortlessly. The party is at liberty to nominate the right candidate so long as due process is followed. Soludo’s nomination followed due process religiously.

“Our supporters and indeed all Anambra people, who have been waiting patiently for Soludo’s leadership of the state, are advised not to be deterred by the Jigawa State Court order.

“They should rather remain supremely confident of not only Soludo’s participation in the November 6 election but also his triumph in the polls with a big margin which will lead to a new era in our state for the benefit of all,” the statement read.

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