Anambra poll: Battle for 3 parties, but there could be surprises
AFTER months of rigorous and vigorous campaigns that took the candidates to all nooks and crannies of the state, the Anambra State AFTER months of rigorous and vigorous campaigns that took the candidates to all nooks and crannies of the state, the Anambra State governorship election is just few days away.
After the nomination of flag bearers by the various political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced that candidates of 37 political parties met the requirements to contest the election, but it is obvious that most of those parading themselves as candidates are mere pretenders.
Most of them have not even been able to organize a single rally since they emerged the candidates of their parties. In fact, some of the candidates were the chairmen of their parties and they only transformed to candidates after inviting INEC officials to their one or two room offices as the case may be.
It was therefore not surprising that the various bodies organizing political debates for the Anambra election have consistently been inviting only the candidates considered to be serious to contest the election. The serious candidates, in the estimation of most people in Anambra State electorate are the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC, which controls the central government, the United Peoples Party, UPP, and the Progressives Peoples’ Alliance, PPA.
Vanguard has been following the campaigns and the findings show that though it might look like a battle for just three candidates of APGA, PDP and APC, surprises could also come from UPP and PPA candidates.
Willie Obiano (APGA governorship election is just few days away.
After the nomination of flag bearers by the various political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced that candidates of 37 political parties met the requirements to contest the election, but it is obvious that most of those parading themselves as candidates are mere pretenders.
Most of them have not even been able to organize a single rally since they emerged the candidates of their parties. In fact, some of the candidates were the chairmen of their parties and they only transformed to candidates after inviting INEC officials to their one or two room offices as the case may be.
It was therefore not surprising that the various bodies organizing political debates for the Anambra election have consistently been inviting only the candidates considered to be serious to contest the election. The serious candidates, in the estimation of most people in Anambra State electorate are the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC, which controls the central government, the United Peoples Party, UPP, and the Progressives Peoples’ Alliance, PPA.
Vanguard has been following the campaigns and the findings show that though it might look like a battle for just three candidates of APGA, PDP and APC, surprises could also come from UPP and PPA candidates.
Willie Obiano
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