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Anambra governorship election: Christian Association of Nigeria rejects imposition of candidates

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the South-East is to hold a meeting with the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo to resolve the crisis rocking the organisation. The Association also vowed to reject imposition of candidates for the Anambra gubernatorial election.

TIMETABLE FOR ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION 2013

THE Anambra State governorship election will hold on November 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said in its timetable released Tuesday.

  This was contained in a statement from the Commission’s Public Relations Office in Awka dated July 8, 2013 and signed on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner by Mr. Frank Egbo, an assistant director.

  And with the hope that things would go better as the state prepares for the election, state Chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), M.N.C. Ameke, has frowned at what he called inflammatory utterances by some highly placed citizens, which tend to incense the present fragile security situation in the country.

  According to the INEC statement, “activities for the election will commence on August 13, 2013, while the ban on campaign by political parties in public is hereby lifted with effect from August 18, 2013.”

  The conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising from same, will end on September 2, while submission of Forms CF001 and CF002 to INEC ends on September 17. Campaigns end on November 15.

  And, in accordance with Section 179 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it pointed out that run-off election (if any) would hold within seven days of the announcement of the result of the election.

  “Interested members of the public and political parties are advised to check for details on the Commission’s notice board in the state office, Awka, and all local council areas in the state,” it added.

  Already, the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), through its Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Sylvester Okonkwo, has fixed the council election for October 5, 2013, which is now exactly two weeks from the governorship election.

Anambra fixes October 5 for LG polls

AWKA—AFTER 15 years of waiting, Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, Monday, fixed the conduct of the local government elections in the state for October 5, 2015.

Chief Sylvester Okonkwo, the acting chairman of ANSIEC, at an interactive session with stakeholders drawn from all the political parties in the state, said the commission would start the process in earnest to ensure a free and fair exercise.

Releasing the notice of the election, Okonkwo said: “In accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Sections 153 and 163 of the local government law, No.5 of 1999 of Anambra State, as well as Section 31 of the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended, notice is hereby given that election for the post of chairmanship for the 21 local government councils and councillorship for the 327 electoral wards in the state shall hold on October 5, 2013 in Anambra State.

“Duly completed nomination forms are to be submitted to the commission’s headquarters on or before Thursday,  August 15, 2013.”

Okonkwo said though he was already being threatened with court injunctions if the commission went ahead to conduct the exercise, he would not be intimidated by anybody, adding that by next Monday, ANSIEC would unveil the electoral guidelines and timetable for the polls.

He prayed God to blind trouble makers who would attempt to disrupt the exercise and make them deaf and dumb until the election was over.

He assured the people of the state that ANSIEC was committed and respected individuals who would not be compromised.

Explaining what delayed the exercise over the years, the acting chairman said: “I am towing the path of the Holy spirit in this venture. A lot has been said about the local government election since the last exercise was conducted in1988.

“For instance, in 2001, we had everything ready for the election, but the then President Obasanjo asked all the governors not to conduct it”.