By Okey Maduforo Awka
There is growing confusion within the ranks of the Anambra state chapters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, the All Progressives Congress APC and the Labour Party LP over modalities and guidelines for the conduct their respective gubernatorial primary elections this coming weekend.
The three major political parties have fixed their primary elections this Saturday though there are no stipulated guidelines for the said elections .
The All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA which has only Gov Charles Soludo as the only aspirant is said to have concluded arrangements for affirmation hence ultimately endorsing the candidacy of the Governor.
The All Progressives Congress APC in the last one month has been deeply emeshed in unending crisis following the outcome of the ward delegate Congress which ended in both confusion and protests.
The party has seven aspirants contesting for the ticket of the party and as at the time of this report non of the aspirants are yet to receive the guidelines for the election.
Most aspirants contacted declined comments on the grounds that most members of the Primary election committee are being expected to return from pilgrimage and are yet to meet and brief them .
“I cannot say anything for now because they are being expected to return from pilgrimage and most likely meet in Abuja before addressing us ” said one of the aspirants.
Another aspirant lamented that;
“We are not even in the know of the type of primary election that they want to conduct and we have not seen any guideline or time table and that is the bane of the APC in Anambra state ”
At the headquarters of the labor party in Awka non of the officials was on seat to speak on the Saturday primary election which has only two aspirants; Chief George Moghalu who defected from the APC and John Nwosu .
But the Public Relations Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Anambra state Mrs Ugoma Lechukwu confirmed receipt of the notice letters from the three political parties adding that the Commission has been duely inform about the Saturday primary elections .
“Yes we are aware of the primary elections to be conducted by the three political parties and we are set to attend and monitor the primary elections “she said.
