By Okey Maduforo Awka .
All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA in Anambra state has dismissed Social Media Results of the last Saturday’s State and National Assembly primary elections in the area describing it as false .
The party also stated that the only body charged with the responsibility of declaring results from the exercises is the Appeal Committee set up by the party to look into petitions arising from the election and not Social Media reports .
Recall that since Saturday, countless petitions have greeted the Appeal Committee protesting the outcome of the three primary elections in the area .
Results so far made public emanated from Social Media reports which the. National Publicity Secretary of the party Mazi Ejimofor Opara in a statement described as false .
According to Para , it is only the Chairman of the panel that has the authority to cancel or uphold any result from the three elections.
“Every election has two sides. When the umpire tosses the coin, it can fall either way”
“The outcome is a matter of probability, and only strategic, rule-based decisions produce results that stand”
“From a distance, it’s easy to mistake heads for tails. When that happens, only the umpire with the closest view can say with certainty what the coin shows. The same principle applies to our primaries”
Making reference to the Article 21 of the party’s guideline for the primary elections he said that it made it explicit.
“Article 21 of APGA’s Procedures for the Anambra National Assembly and State House of Assembly Primary Election 2026, which was distributed to all aspirants, is clear”
“Where there are discrepancies in the ward results collated and declared by the returning officer and that of the electoral panel, the Chairman of the Electoral Panel is empowered to cancel the result and place reliance on the verified ward results in determining the winner of the said election.”
“This provision gives the Electoral Panel Chairman the authority to resolve discrepancies when superior, verified evidence exists”
Opara informed that the party also has other mechanisms for the resolving of issues concerning the conduct and outcome of the primary elections.
“Beyond that, the party has other internal mechanisms to address stalemates or inconclusive primaries”
“At the end of the day, only the party can authenticate the credibility of a primary election result”
“Aspirants who flood social media with unverified results are stoking mischief”
“APGA will not validate outcomes based on online posts, regardless of how highly placed the individual may be”
He advised that it is in the best interest of aggressive aspirants to exploit the internal mechanisms of the party to settle such matters .
“It is in the best interest of all aspirants and their supporters to use the party’s internal processes to address any perceived infractions”
“That is how disputes are resolved fairly, and how the party protects its integrity”
“APGA remains one big family. We win together, and we will keep winning together”;He emphasised.
