‘Show Of Shame’ In Anambra Governorship Election said Professor Pat Utomi

A former presidential candidate,has condemned the recent governorship election in Anambra State, describing it as a ‘show of shame’.

He called for an end to the recycling of political leaders in Nigeria on the grounds of continuity and insisted that voters should be allowed to elect their candidates through free and fair elections.

“I think it is a complete mess. It is disgraceful. Nigerians who get into political life should learn to respect the Nigerian people and give them the freedom to choose.

“Let the people choose discontinuity if that is what they want.

“This thing about incumbency and continuity in Nigeria’s politics is a dangerous thing,” he told reporters on Tuesday.

The Saturday governorship election in Anambra State has generated several controversies.

Women in some parts of the State protested against the electoral process while some voters said they were disenfranchised with their names missing in the voters’ register.

Irregularities witnessed during Saturday’s election led to the extension of the voting to Sunday to enable the commission conduct a fresh election is some wards in Idemili North and South Local Government Areas of the State.

After the Sunday fresh elections, the electoral commission declared the election inconclusive due to the disparity in the number of cancelled votes and the difference between the purported winner and the runner-up.

It also said it would conduct a supplementary election in the state.