BREAKING: Anambra Govt Alleges Plot to Arrest Officials Ahead of Polls

• The Anambra State Government has received credible intelligence reports about moves by members of a certain political party….
• The elections in the State in the last few years have been very free and fair

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Anambra State Government has expressed concern about an alleged plot to arrest its officials on fabricated charges in order to weaken the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chances in Saturday’s election.

The plot was hatched by an unnamed political party, according to a press release issued by the Anambra State government and signed by the commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba.

He claimed that some actors in the unnamed political party planned to use state instruments to carry out their plot, even without the knowledge of the State’s security chiefs.

According to a statement, which was made available to newsmen, which reads: “The Anambra State Government has received credible intelligence reports about moves by members of a certain political party to use the instruments of the state to arrest key officials of the State Government anytime on trumped-up charges, so as to hijack the gubernatorial election holding on Saturday, November 6, 2021.

“One of the meetings was on how to use the coercive apparatus of the state to carry out this plot has just been held in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

“None of the heads of national security agencies is aware of this plot. The desperate politicians want to use certainly compromised operatives working without the knowledge, let alone the support, of the national heads of the security agencies to perpetrate this act.”

It added that: “This announcement is to bring the evil plans to the knowledge of all Anambra people but also to the attention of all relevant authorities for prompt action.

“All our people are enjoined to go about their normal business while the State Government takes every necessary action to ensure a free, fair and transparent election on Saturday. The elections in the State in the last few years have been very free and fair. We will continue to do everything possible to maintain the new tradition of free and fair polls.”