Anambra election: APC candidate Nwoye lays accusation against police

macfranc007 November 18, 2017 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 Akinyemi Akinrujomu

- Nwoye says the intimidation of his supporters during the polls worried him a lot

- The APC candidate is confident he could win the election

- He also scored INEC an average mark for its level of preparation and the conduct of the polls

Tony Nwoye, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that there was a clampdown on the chieftains and supporters of the party by security operatives.

Nwoye alleged to NAIJ.com correspondent and others journalists shortly after casting his vote at Ofianta Polling Unit 002 in Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area that the police officials colluded with ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to compromise the exercise.

APC candidate Nwoye said police harassed his supporters

He said: “I am worried about the intimidation of APC supporters by the Police. They having been arresting key APC Chieftains. From the calls I got, Police have been arresting APC Chairmen. In some other cases our supporters have been brutalized by thugs aided by the Police.”

APC candidate Nwoye getting accredited before casting his ballot.

He scored Independent National Electoral Commission average for the preparation and conduct of the election while remaining optimistic of winning the election.

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“So far, I score INEC 50% but I expect improvement in the areas there are hitches. I am optimistic that APC will win the election at the end of the day.”

Earlier, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the APC of distributing cooked rice in the ongoing Anambra governorship election in the state.

The PDP made this accusation in two separate tweets on their official twitter page.

NAIJ.com reports that the APC's candidate for the election is Tony Nwoye while Henry Oseloka Obaze is contesting on the platform of the PDP.

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