Former lawmaker representing Njikoka constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. George Ike Okonkwo, has described the recent local government council elections in the State as a sham.
In a statement issued on Sunday and made available to the press in Awka, Hon. Okonkwo insisted that the mandates enjoyed by the said winners of the September 28 elections were not the people’s mandates.
He called for cancellation of the elections which he described as charade, saying that fresh and credible elections must be conducted, or there would be consequences.
“First and foremost, your names were not duly submitted by the National Chairman of APGA. I don’t understand what is so difficult in grasping the principle that ‘Your Rights and Authority stop where mine begin.’ This attitude of blatantly disobeying constitutional due process leaves a sour taste in the mouth.
“Secondly, you have shown a lack of willingness to test your popularity in free polls ahead of the Anambra gubernatorial election in November next year. That is why you sent polling staff to all the units without result sheets.
“Let me remind you: ‘Sovereignty belongs to the people, from whom, through this Constitution, Government derives all its powers and authority.’ You have, therefore, taken away by force the mandates you pretend to hold, as they did not validly emanate from the people and are bereft of moral authority. What a shame.
“Of course, you are free to use tactics to remain in office, and that decision will be regretted by November 2025.
“Anambra has the most sophisticated electorate in Nigeria, and for that reason, we remain the main laboratory of Nigeria’s politics, “the statement read.
