The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself and the party’s flag bearer in today’s Imo State governorship election, Senator Hope Uzodimma from an alleged trending video of the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the race.
The party also faulted the call by the opposition that its candidate (Uzodimma) be disqualified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) describing the call as nothing but fear of impending defeat at the poll.
APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka in a statement in Abuja on Friday said neither Uzodinma nor the Party had any hand in making or procuring the making of the video.
He noted that the call on INEC to disqualify Uzodimma was an advertisement of PDP crass irresponsibility.
The statement reads: “In the latest advertisement of its crass irresponsibility, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify His Excellency, Hope Uzodinma, Executive Governor of Imo State and standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023, governorship election.
“The PDP based this call on its concocted flimsy allegation that the Governor was behind an alleged viral video announcement that Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, PDP Imo State governorship candidate, had withdrawn from the race.
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“To be crystal clear, neither Governor Uzodinma nor our great Party had any hand in making or procuring the making of that video. Our Governor and Party have been hard at work campaigning to persuade the good Imo electorate to renew our mandate to have any interest or time for such a piece of frivolous and unhelpful propaganda.”
“At the end of any credible investigation into the video’s origins, we will not be shocked to discover that it was a malicious creation of the PDP in a calculated but futile attempt to smear Governor Uzodinma and our Party, exactly as this baseless and senseless allegation sought to do.
“The unmatched track record and popularity of our candidate makes the PDP quiver in desperate panic. We are confident that no last-minute antics of the PDP will deter the good people of Imo State who are poised to reelect our Governor to finish the good work he has started.”