Emma Elekwa
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Aspirant for Awka South Constituency II, House of Assembly, Evangelist Chinedu Obue has raised the alarm over alleged conspiracies targeted at sabotaging his victory at the party primary last weekend by unidentified individuals supporting his opponent he claimed lost in the poll.
He appealed to the party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, National Chairman, Sen. Cleopas Zuwoghe and founder, Senator Henry Dickson and other leaders at all levels to intervene and keep his mandate.
He also pleaded with lovers of democracy in the party to ensure nothing happened to the mandate given to him by his people in election he described as free, fair and transparent and observed by officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Department of State Security Services (DSS).
According to Obue, he pulled 625 votes to beat his opponent Sam Chuks Ọkpanduka who got 73 votes as reflected in the result.
He said the Election Committee Chairman for Awka South LGA, Prof. Paul Okolie duly signed the results with video evidence.
A petition has been written to the appeal panel of NDC at Abuja, calling for intervention.
Facebook post
In a face book post by the candidate tagged, “SHOULD NOT CHANGE MY RESULT!”, Obue published the authentic result.
He explained that the results were made available to him by officials who conducted the election.
The write up read thus:
“Ndì Obizì, Awka South Constituency II, as we await the official announcement of the NIGERIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC) Primary election held on May 29, 2026, it is important to relate to you, my people that this is the authentic result of the primary election held at Umuzocha Hall, Awka: Chinedu Raymond Obue scored 625 votes while Sam Chuks Ọkpanduka scored 73 votes.
“The election was free, fair, and transparent, with INEC officials and DSS present to observe.
“The result was duly signed by the Election Committee Chairman for Awka South LGA, Engr. Prof. Paul Okolie, and video evidence confirms its credibility.
“Ndị Obizi will not allow their mandate to be stolen. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) must uphold the wishes of the people and resist any attempt to compromise this victory.
“The people have spoken, and their voice must be respected.
He warned that truncating the mandate will erode confidence in NDC and weaken our the mission for a new Nigeria.
“Justice must prevail. The mandate must stand,” Obue concluded.
