The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), John Nwosu, has expressed confidence that he will win the November 8 Anambra State governorship election.
Nwosu said only vote buying and voter apathy could stand in the way of his victory at the polls. According to him, the poor performance of the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has positioned the ADC for victory.
He also commended the appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it has rekindled hope for a credible and transparent election.
Nwosu urged voters to turn out en masse and reject inducements from politicians, stressing that large voter participation and resistance to vote buying would ensure that Prof. Amupitan’s promise of a credible election is fulfilled.
On his defection from the Labour Party (LP) to the ADC, Nwosu explained that he joined the coalition platform when it became clear that the LP nomination process would violate the Electoral Act and the Constitution.
He said: “I was the one who built the structure of the Labour Party in Anambra State. When I decided to run for governor last year, I met our leader, Peter Obi, who advised that the party lacked a physical structure in the state and needed visibility.
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“I recruited a team comprising Oseloka Obaze, former Secretary to the Anambra State Government and campaign manager for the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, under which I served as Director of ICT. Together with him and Ben Chuks Nwosu, former Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly during Peter Obi’s impeachment, we established Labour Party offices in all 21 local government areas, providing each with ₦1 million for logistics.”
Nwosu noted that, like the incumbent governors of Enugu and Abia States, he comes from the private sector and intends to replicate their record of good governance and impactful service delivery in Anambra.
He added that the ADC was poised to spring surprises in the upcoming election, noting that it would be both Prof. Amupitan’s first election as INEC Chairman and the coalition ADC’s first major electoral outing since its formation.