Imo State Governor and Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha, has urged candidates of all the political parties who participated in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, including his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Tony Nwoye, to accept the outcome of the election in good fate.
The governor, who congratulated the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, said his (Obiano’s) victory was too clear to be contested or questioned.
He advised the candidates of other political parties, who participated in the election, to “congratulate Obiano and avoid going to court to question his victory”.
Okorocha, who regretted the loss of the APC in the election, attributed it to internal wrangling and lack of genuine commitment to the party’s leadership in the state.
The governor however expressed the hope that with the result of the election, “the future of APC in the Southeast is very bright”, and stressing that “before now nobody would have thought that APC could do better than the PDP in an election in Anambra state”.
Governor Okorocha also urged Nigerians to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC led government at the centre for allowing a level playing ground for all the candidates.
He added that the Anambra election has shown that the APC has what it takes to strengthen the nation’s democracy.
The governor thanked the people of Anambra state for a peaceful election and for not yielding to IPOB’s threats or listening to the group’s call for boycott.
