Anambra Poll: ADC, LP clash over Moghalu’s candidacy

By Vincent Ujumadu

As the November 8 Anambra governorship predetermination draws closer, a warfare of words has erupted betwixt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP) implicit the candidacy of Dr. George Moghalu, the LP flagbearer.

ADC’s lawman governorship candidate, Dr. Ndubuisi Nwobu, dismissed Moghalu’s summons arsenic “mere insubstantial paper,” questioning the legitimacy of the LP superior predetermination that produced him.

Nwobu, reacting to reports that 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, is supporting Moghalu, said:

“From each indications, Obi is campaigning for the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu, but is that 1 a candidate? Does helium person a ticket? From my knowledge, helium emanated from a superior predetermination conducted by Julius Abure, but the Supreme Court had ruled determination was nary enactment astatine the time. You can’t basal thing connected nothing. If you don’t person leadership, who conducted the primary? He knows helium is not a candidate.”

In response, Moghalu described Nwobu’s comments arsenic “a ridiculous portion of misinformation” dispersed by a hopeless politician.

Through his media assistant, Johnson Okoye, Moghalu said: “The connection credited to Nwobu is not lone laughable but disgraceful. Dr. George Moghalu is the duly recognized governorship campaigner of the Labour Party successful Anambra State. INEC has officially published the names of Dr. George Moghalu and Mrs. Ifeoma Okaro arsenic governorship and lawman governorship candidates of Labour Party, arsenic required by law. INEC, not governmental jesters similar Dr. Nwobu, is the lone authorization that determines candidates.”

He further accused Nwobu of resorting to “blackmail, slander, and inexpensive propaganda” alternatively of campaigning, adding that the ADC has nary wide connection for Ndi Anambra.

“While others discarded clip connected lies and quality assassination, Dr. Moghalu is moving from assemblage to assemblage crossed each 179 towns of Anambra State with his connection of security, bully governance, and prosperity,” Okoye said.

He challenged the ADC to contiguous its candidate’s program for the authorities alternatively than “running from pillar to station discussing the Labour Party candidate.”

The station Anambra Poll: ADC, LP clash implicit Moghalu’s candidacy appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.