Okolo claims victory, decries irregularities in NDC’s Enugu East/Isi-Uzo House of Representatives primaries
An aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo House of Representatives, Barr. Uchenna Okolo, has claimed victory and decried irregularities in the NDC’s held Enugu East/Isi-Uzo House of Representatives Primaries.
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Okolo disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Nike Town Hall in Enugu East Council Area venue of the NDC Party Primaries on Friday.
The NDC chieftain said that the mammoth number of his supporters, who are members of the NDC, filled the venue but they were denied access to be counted and participate in the primaries.
He called on the national leadership of the party and it’s Sole Presidential Aspirant, Mr Peter Obi, to correct the charade that happened in the NDC House Representives Primaries in Enugu East and Isi-Uzo council areas that covers the Enugu East/Isi Uzo House of Representive seat.
The NDC chieftain alleged that thugs by some “presumed godfather” of the party in the venue intimidated his overwhelming supporters, videographer and journalists meant to cover the event.
According to him, although, my supporters, videographer and journalists were asked to leave by the thugs; but the massive voters gathered here are for me, you can see I have a massive crowd of NDC members following me.
He said, “Even though the party said they should not declare a winner here, that it should be sent back to Abuja for them to declare a winner.
“But it is obvious that I am the winner of the primaries they did today because people turned out for me. I am on ground. I have the capacity.
“Nobody, among all the 10 people contesting for the seat have the capacity to win during major election. I am on ground because I have been doing this before.
“Even in my university days, I contested won as Financial Secretary. So, it is not a new thing for me to contest and win. Just, because, the people they call the godfather, they don’t want me to be the person.”
Okolo also decried the alleged counting pattern of the allegedly deployed thugs, which jumps geometrically; adding: “So I thought this party is a party that will bring change to Nigerians.”
“That is why I came back from New York to contest this, to vie for this position. But what I am seeing is almost the same thing with some political parties built on falsehood. I thought they said we want to change Nigeria.
“They should not declare the person they said he won here the winner because the guy has no capacity and in proper election, he is not going to win because he has no capacity.
“Nobody knows him. He is not on ground. And that is why they refuse to do the primaries. So what I’m saying and requesting from the party is to do the needful. I’m the right person for this job and I’m the right person that won.
“So even if they do a transparent primaries 100 times, I am still going to win because I am on ground. Everybody knows me,” he said.
He also alleged that the manipulators of the NDC primaries keep changing the venue for the primaries to be held in Isi-Uzo council area, which covers the second council area making up the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo House of Representive seat.
“If the party continue this way, we are not going to win the election. We cannot go with these people that are not on ground. They cannot even win the wards,” he added.