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  • Former Governor Orji wins Abia Central Senatorial seat

    Abia State former Governor and Senator representing the Abia Central senatorial district, Chief Theodore Orji, has been declared the winner of the just concluded senatorial election.

    The returning officer Prof. Yusuf Omeh declared him winner on Monday at the Independent National Electoral Commission office, Adelabu road, Umuahia the State capital.

    According to Prof. Omeh Orji polled 55,461 to defeat his closet rival and the candidate the All Progressive Congress (APC) Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu.

    The Returning Officer also announced that Nwaogu scored 29,860 Votes to come second in the election while the candidates of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Chidi Ajaegbu who polled 19,534 votes to clinch the third position.

    In related development the member representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia Federal Constituency, Chief Johnson Onuigbo has been declared the winner of the Houses of representatives’ election in the constituency.

    The Returning Officer Prof. Georgina Ugwuanyi declared him winner after announcing that he polled 30,669 votes to defeat the All Progressive Congress candidate Mr. Ikechukwu Apugo who scored 23,279 votes.

    Ugwuanyi also announced that the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Chief Markdonald Uba scored 10,312 votes.

    Also the member representing Arochukwu/ Ohafia Federal Constituency Chief Nko Nkole of the People s Democratic Party was declared winner of the seat.

    He scored 7,072 to defeat the APC candidate Chief Iroh Orji who polled 5496 votes.

  • Large turnout of voters in Abia

    Abia State Governor, Dr.Okezie Ikpeazu, has commended the conduct of today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state, but he, however, called for improvement by INEC to make the process less cumbersome.

    Speaking with newsmen at AlaukwuOhanze, ward 7 Obingwa after casting his vote with his wife at 10.50 am, Ikpeazu noted that there seems to be a surge by people and wondered how INEC can accredit all and have them cast their vote before 2pm.

    In his reaction after casting his vote, Chief IkechiEmenike of All Progressives Congress (APC), who arrived the polling unit with his wife, Ambassador UzomaEmenike, Nigerian ambassador to Ireland, frowned at the lackadaisical attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He voted at his 011 ward, UmukabiaOkpuala Market square, at about 1.15pm.

    Senatorial candidates of Abia North Senatorial Zone on the platform of the All Progressive Congress and the All Progressive Grand Alliance, former governor Orji UzorKalu and David OnuohaOgbaarespectively also commended the peaceful conduct of the elections in the zone.

    At Igbere, the home town of Kalu, security operatives were on hand to forestall crisis.

    Kalu who spoke after casting his vote said he was impressed with the process and the large turnout of voters.

    Reacting to the election in Umuahia North, the state PDP Chairman, Sir Johnson Onuigbo, said the election was calm despite the inability of INEC to make materials available on time, stressing that they started voting by 1pm.

    However, at Abia State University,Uturu (ABSU) which has eleven polling units, only five ballot boxes instead 33 ballot boxes were brought by INEC. Also, the member representing Abia Central at the senate, Senator Theodore Orji, has complained over the late commencement of polls in his Ugba Primary School unit, his voting centre and many parts of Umuahia metropolis.

  • Armed men kill policeman in Aba

    Gunmen yesterday killed a yet-to-be-identified Mobile Police Force personnel in Aba, Abia State.

    Unconfirmed reports have it that the deceased was a security officer attached to a popular hotel located off Azikiwe Road, by East, in the commercial city.

    Sources said the four gunmen, who came in a tricycle, after killing the policeman, went away with his AK 47 rifle, shooting sporadically into the air.

    The incident, which our reporter gathered occurred about 2pm, caused pandemonium in the area, as passersby and visitors to the hotel scampered for safety.

    It was learnt that although the policeman was quickly taken to a nearby hospital, he reportedly died before help could come his way following loss of blood.

    The Nation gathered that a colleague of the deceased had gone out when the gunmen struck.

    A source, who said he was at the hotel to watch a Spanish football match between Real Madrid and Girona, told our reporter that they were at the bar drinking and waiting for the match to begin when they heard three gunshots.

    “People outside started running, while we hid at the bar. We came out three minutes later to find the body of the policeman on the floor.

    “We ran there to assist the hotel workers to save his life. It was then that they told us that the gunmen came in a tricycle (Keke NAPEP), shot the policeman three times and took his gun away.

    “Two of them were on duty. The other one, we learnt, had gone out before the incident happened. He came back to meet his colleague in a pool of blood.”

    Police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna said he was yet to be briefed.

    He promised to give our reporter information when available.

    A source at the command confirmed the death of the police officer.

    He said: “We are suspecting that the gunmen are robbers or political thugs, who need the gun to carry out their nefarious activities.”

    The source, who expressed worry about the recent attacks on security operatives, said gunmen recently killed a member of the Abia State Vigilante Service, popularly known as Bakassi Boys, at one of the busiest areas, Ama Hausa, by Mosque road, taking away his pump action gun.

    The source, who called on the public to inform the police about any suspicious movement, said they had launched a manhunt for the hoodlums.

  • Security agents hold show of force in Abia

    A combined team of security agents in Abia State yesterday went round the major streets of the capital, Umuahia, and the commercial city of Aba in a joint show of force (JSF) exercise ahead of today’s elections.

    The security agents drove round in a convoy to show their readiness to deal with any threat to peace.

    The Aba exercise took off from the Area Command of the police.

    Addressing the personnel at the end of the patrol,  Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Aba Area Command, Peter Okpara, thanked the personnel for comporting themselves well while the operation lasted.

    He said: “Tomorrow (today) is the D-Day. The security agencies are on ground to discharge their duties, according to the constitution. You must protect INEC officials, election materials, voters, foreign observers and yourselves.

    “You shouldn’t be biased; there’s no friendship in election. Do your work the way it should be done. No brother, no party affiliation, no religion, no tribe.

    “Comport yourselves. From 12midnight, all of us must be on.

    “You must be careful because the world is watching us. If this election goes well, others will take the glory. But when it goes bad, they will blame us and that is why we must be professional. We will not fail. Be at your duty post as early as possible, for without your presence, no INEC staff will work until you come.”

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was also busy distributing non-sensitive materials, including card readers to the various local government areas.

    The spokesman for the INEC in the state, Mr. Oyetunji Bamidele, said the commission was fully prepared for the polls.

    He said: “We are fully prepared. We started distributing non-sensitive materials on Wednesday.

    “Our security arrangement is superb. It is being coordinated by the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election and Security. We have put adequate measures to ensure that everything goes according to plans.

    “We are urging Abians to ensure that they go about to perform their franchise. The police are equal to the task. We have about 1.9million voters in Abia State. We are urging them to come out and ensure that they exercise their franchise.”

  • Security agencies hold show of force in Abia

    A combined team of various security agencies in Abia State on Friday held a Joint Show of Force (JSF) exercise in the major cities of Aba and Umuahia respectively.

    The JSF exercise which is coming about 24hrs to the Presidential and National Assembly elections saw members of the security agencies parade major streets of Aba and Umuahia in a convoy, including some of the flashpoints suspected to be operational base of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and breeding of hoodlums.

    The exercise in Aba which started at the Abia Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force had the presence of personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Army, personnel of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Mobile Police Force (MPF), among others.

    Sources within the security circles who spoke to our reporter anonymously said that the essence of the security patrol was to sending warning signals to people or group of persons that might want to foment troubles in tomorrow’s election and to also assure Abians and Nigerians who are ready to exercise their franchise of the readiness of the military and other security agencies to protect lives and properties of citizens of the state.

    Addressing the personnel at the end of the patrol, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of Aba Area Command, Peter Okpara thanked the personnel for comporting themselves while the operation lasted.

    Okpara charged them to be professional in the discharge of their duties at their various places of primary assignments Saturday, also reminded them of the need to protect INEC staff, the voters, and themselves.

    “Tomorrow is the D-Day. The security agencies are on ground to discharge their duties according to the constitution. You must protect INEC officials, election materials, voters, foreign observers and also protect yourselves.

    “You shouldn’t be biased; there’s no friendship in election. Do your work the way it should be done. No brother, no party affiliation, no religion, no tribe.

    “Comport yourselves tomorrow. From 12midnight, all of us must be on duty till the election materials leave for Umuahia.

    “You must be careful because the world is watching us. If this election goes well, others will take the glory. But when it goes bad, they will blame us and that is why we must be professionals. We will not fail. Be in your duty post as early as possible for without your presence, no INEC staff will work until you come.”

    Meanwhile, information reaching us has it that non-sensitive materials including card readers were distributed to various LGAs on Thursday.

    Spokesman of the electoral umpire in the state, Mr. Oyetunji Bamidele said that the commission has put every measures on ground to ensure that there was free, fair and credible election in the state, urged over 1million Abia voters to come out enmass to vote for the candidate of their choice, adding that adequate has been put on ground to protect the lives and properties of the people.

    “We are fully prepared. We started distributing non-sensitive materials on Wednesday. Distribution of sensitive materials will be distributed by Friday morning at about 8am.

    “Our security arrangement is superb. It is being coordinated by Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election and Security. We have put adequate measures to ensure that everything went according to plans.

    “We are urging Abians to ensure that they go about to perform their franchise. The police are equal to the task. We have about 1.9million voters in Abia State. We are urging them to come out and ensure that they exercise their franchise.”

    Meanwhile our reporter who also visited markets in Aba and Umuahia reports that while the Ubani Market in Umuahia was scanty, that could not be said to several markets including Ariaria, Ahia Ohuru, Cemetery markets respectively as many people were seen purchasing one commodity or the other.

    Others including Madam Ifeyinwa Offor said that they were in the market to buy what their family would use until next week.

    Mrs. Offor and others, who expressed fears over the 2019 elections, said that though they wanted to come out and cast their votes, they would wait indoors and observe the situation of things before they can come out to vote, that is, if there was no violence of any kind.

    Another buyer who gave her name as Anne said that she would have come to shop for her provision store in Cameroun next week, but later changed her mind to come to Aba on Wednesday to buy what she wants to stock in her shop because of the uncertainty surrounding this weekend’s election in Nigeria.

    The story was the same in some of the banks visited as customers beseeched the banking halls trying to carry out their final financial transactions before the election which curfew starts 6am Saturday.

    The Automated Teller paying point of banks and motor park venues witnessed large turnout of customers who were trying to make withdrawals.

  • Fire incident: INEC takes stock, says card readers are safe

    8,966 Permanent Voters’ Card and other materials were among the things destroyed by in Abia and Plateau states, the Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) has said. 

    INEC in a statement signed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, the Smart Cars Readers were not affected in both incidents, which happened within one week. 

    The Commission however assured Nigerians that it will not succumb to the antics of arsonists whose motive might be to create fear in the minds of voters and sabotage the conduct of the 2019 general elections. 

    Meanwhile, the commission has urged all  relevant security agencies to arrest and bring to justice, persons or groups involved in the attacks on the offices of the Commission.  

    The statement reads “ The fire incident that occurred at the Qua’an Pan Local Government office of the Commission in Plateau State on Saturday 9th February 2019 is the second of such incidents in less than a week. The first incident occurred in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government office of the Commission in Abia State on Saturday 2nd February.

    ” Some of the items destroyed in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government include 2979 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and other materials. At the Qua’an Pan office, items destroyed include 5987 uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs), 380 Voting Cubicles, 755 ballot boxes, 14 generators, election forms and official stamps.

    ” The Commission has notified the Acting Inspector General of Police of the emerging trend of the burning of the Local Government Offices of the Commission close to the conduct of the elections and at a period when the Commission is engaged in the massive movement of election related materials nationwide.

    ” In view of these developments, the Commission has taken the following steps: “Notified the Inspector General of Police of this new trend and requested that additional security measures be provided to enhance security around INEC Offices and other critical structures of the Commission. 

    “Directed the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Plateau State to open a register for all those in the affected Local Government Area who approach the Commission to collect their PVCs within the specified period. The Commission will print the PVCs and make them available for collection in good time before the elections.  

    “Reprinted and delivered the Permanent Voters’ Cards of the affected registered voters in Isiala Ngwa South in Abia State. 

    “Made temporary arrangements for the relocation of the burnt offices of the Commission. The said offices will be ready for the conduct of the February 16 and March 2, 2019 elections. 

    “The Commission will proceed as planned in the affected Local Government Areas and all the burnt materials will be replaced in good time and as such will not affect the conduct of the elections.

     “All relevant security agencies have been requested to arrest and bring to justice, persons or groups involved in the attacks on the offices of the Commission.  

    “The two fire incidents did not affect the Smart Card Readers that are presently being configured in the respective state offices of the Commission.

    “The Commission wishes to assure all Nigerians that it will not succumb to the antics of arsonists whose motive might be to create fear in the minds of voters and sabotage the conduct of the 2019 general elections. “

  • NANS canvasses Abians, students to re-elect Gov. Ikpeazu Okezie

    The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) wish to commend the Governor of Abia State -Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on his giant achievements as the chief driver of Abia development in the last 4 years or thereabout.
    There’s no gainsaying the fact that the Ikpeazu administration has touched positively on key sectors of the state from economy to education, enterprenuerialship to infrastructure, youth empowerment to exportation of goods and services.
    As the National Patron of our noble association- NANS, we are proud to identify with His Excellency’s impact filled leadership and call on students and Abians in general to reward his selflessness and sacrifices throughout his first tenure with another four year term.
    The governor has within the period under review turned Aba to the headquarter of SME, encouraging local producers of goods and services, infrastructural development, good educational policies, support for students and youth development.
    We are specifically asking Abia students and youths to come out enmass and ensure the re-election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
    Many might ask what our interest in Abia is. Our singular interest is to promote the  candidature of Governor Ikpeazu regardless of his political leanings, he has shown considerable commitment to the revitalization of the education sector, identifies with the students and empowers the youths. Governor Ikpeazu no doubt is an exceptional leader whose love for and service to his people and adherence to the above mentioned expectations remained unquestionable.
    Going forward, we believe that his re-election will engender massive development of Abia State and further improve the living conditions of her industrious people. We also have strong assurances that a greater attention will be paid to the education sector in his second coming hence our decision to throw our support behind his re-election having fulfilled his promises to the students constituency in this out-going tenure.
    Abians should not be in a haste to change the winning team as led by this illustrious Okezie Ikpeazu.
    We urge all students of voting age to come out and patriotically exercise their franchise on March 9, 2018.
    We caution that students should desist from being used or dragged into subverting the electoral choice of the people and refrain from acts capable of either causing violence or spreading hate against the re-election of the popular Governor Ikpeazu.
    Finally, let it be known to the few infidels that no amount of lies peddled by mischief makers or orchestrated propaganda against the Ikpeazu administration can make us abandon a man whose level of friendship and simplicity has become a parameter for judging leadership stability, mental capacity and responsiveness of Governor Ikpeazu.
    We wish Governor Ikpeazu and the good people of Abia State a resounding victory on Saturday March 9, 2019.

  • Ohanaeze, others flay IPOB attacks on Ikpeazu, Umahi

    Ohanaeze Youth Council and a coalition of Igbo groups on Monday condemned the verbal attacks on governors of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu and his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi by members of the opposition parties and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).

    IPOB leader, Nnamdi KANU, had said in his recent broadcast that Abia and Ebonyi people should vote out Ikpeazu and Umah, claiming that they are sabotaging their agitation.

    The groups described their actions as unacceptable and laughable.

    National President of OYC, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, after their meetings in Abakaliki, said Kanu has derailed from his Biafra agitation and should not be listened to.

    He urged Kanu to concentrate on the no-election campaign and leave Ikpeazu and Umahi alone to concentrate on their quest to reposition their different states.

    In a statement, he said: “The coalition of Igbo groups; namely World Igbo Youth Congress, Southeast Women Professionals and Igbo Students Movement had met with the Forum of BibeingaAgitators and resolved that the attack was laughable.

    “It is laughable that Kanu is derailing from his Biafra agitation and now being sponsored by politicians to cause confusion and pursuing campaign of calumny against those who mean well for him.”

    The coalition expressed concern at the outburst, asking why the IPOB members did not register to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), despite that they were advised to do so.

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    Isiguzoro urged the IPOB to emulate the maturity and non-violence approach of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), led by Uchenna Madu.

    It lauded the group, which had expressed willingness to allow INEC to conduct election in the southeast, and also ensure that there is no bloodshed during the ongoing Operation Python Dance111.

    On Adams Oshiomhole’s allegations that Ikpeazu has been collecting bailout funds without paying salaries, it said: “We are shocked because our members who are Abia workers are paid as at when due, while no Abia or Ebonyi worker is being owed.”

    “We unanimously state that zoning formula favours Ikpeazu and Umahi. The opposition parties in Abia and Ebonyi know that their candidates cannot win in these states, because there are no vacancies to be filled in the two Government Houses till 2023.”

  • Atiku accuses Buhari, APC of using state resources, apparatuses for campaign

    The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using state resources as apparatuses for electioneering campaign.

    Describing the action as a violation of the nation’s electoral laws, Atiku said Buhari and the APC have been acting contrary to claims by the President that he would not use state resources for election.

    In a statement Thursday by his media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, the PDP presidential candidate called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sanction President Buhari and the APC for violating the Constitution and the Electoral Act.

    The statement said, “Recall that the National Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu had in December of last year warned incumbent office holders against using state resources or apparatuses for their campaigns, or deploying same against their opponents.

    “Prof. Yakubu, who issued the warning at a lecture titled “Political corruption and other emerging issues for the 2019 elections” in Abuja, noted that the commission has the power to monitor campaign financing and sources of funds according to the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

    “However, in negation of the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2010 as amended, the Buhari administration and the APC has taken to the illegal deployment of state resources to its advantage for the election.

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    “We wish to remind President Buhari and the APC that the use of state videos released by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is illegal under the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

    “The media is awash with advertisements with the hashtag #PMBDIDIT and signed by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and referencing so-called achievements of the APC administration in the states of Abia, Kwara, Lagos, Ebonyi, Delta and Kano, among others”.

    These, Atiku said, were without doubt, 2019 presidential campaign materials produced by the Ministry of Information and Culture using state resources and apparatuses to benefit President Buhari.

    “This appalling conduct, which is clearly in violation of Section 100 of the Electoral Act, is even more shocking when it is recalled that the state resources being used to the illegal advantage of President Buhari are being drawn from agencies which for over three years, prior to this election, failed to perform their duties to the benefit of Nigerian citizens. The Ministry of Information and Culture must stop this illegality immediately.

    “We demand that INEC issues an immediate cease and desist order to both the Ministry of Information and Culture and to the broadcast channels running it.

    “We also insist that INEC register the media spend behind it as part of the APC’s total N1 billion campaign spend limit.

    “Fortunately, INEC is alert to this danger and itself warned the ruling party to refrain from such conduct. Now that the party has clearly flouted the law in negation of the electoral umpire’s warning, we urge that INEC sanctions them accordingly”.

  • APC frowns at destruction of campaign office in Abia

    The Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) has cautioned the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against causing political anarchy in the state ahead of the forthcoming elections.

    Abia APC stated this while reacting to the recent destruction of billboards of its candidate for Isiala Ngwa North and Isiala South Federal Constituency, Lady Blessing Uwaoma Nwokonneya and others across the state including burning of the campaign office Mascot Uzor-Kalu; APC candidate for Aba North and South federal constituency by hoodlums allegedly recruited for such job by the PDP in the state.

    APC warned that it is dangerous to turn Abia into a war zone as elections approach.

    Speaking to journalists in Aba, Abia APC Publicity Secretary; Comrade Benedict Godson said it was unfortunate that PDP in order to clamp down on opposition parties in the state has resorted to wanton mutilation and destruction of campaign billboards candidates of APC and other parties across the three senatorial districts of the state.

    Godson went further to say that the destruction of billboards and burning of its candidate’s office is a sign that the PDP is jittery over the relevance that the party has gained in the state.

    He said that his party is not weak to confront the PDP and retaliate on such matters, but stressed that turning Abia into a war zone is not ideal for kind of democracy his party under the Buhari led administration believes and preaches.

    Godson urged the police and other sister security agencies to deal decisively with touts recruited to carry out such acts and apprehend their sponsors to avoid retaliation from those offended who may think the law is silent on evil.

    He said that the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the act of trying to create violent atmosphere in a peaceful Abia through destruction other persons campaign billboards will go a long way in consoling those offended that no one is above the law.

    In his words, “The PDP is really trying to throw Abia into serious violence. We are cautioning them to stop these provocative acts to avoid throwing our peaceful state into avoidable violence as elections draw closer.

    “Destroying posters and billboards belonging to opposition parties is not part of democracy. It’s a sign of frustration and frustrated people don’t play free and fair games.

    “They started these their evil acts sometime last year and have continued with it in this New Year by destroying billboards of Lady Blessing Uwoma Nwokonneya our House of Representatives candidate for Isiala Ngwa North and South Constituency.

    “The PDP is frustrated that the people have rejected them. Their failure to work for Abians is beginning to hunt them down. Their bank of lies is empty as they have run short of lies to tell our people. They now see anyone from APC as their problem which is very ridiculous.

    “If they know they have candidates that are marketable let them openly come out and paste their own posters and billboards instead of destroying ours. How can they hold a state ransom for many years and believe it will continue and people will accept them?

    “We have the capacity to match them in anything, but if we create violence that may likely cost lives of fellow Abians, whom are we coming to govern or lead after the elections? These violent acts cannot stop us from beating them black and blue at the polls.”

    Speaking further, Godson said: “On several occasions, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu have boasted and said that during campaigns, everyone should paste their posters on their works or projects, but we have been waiting for him to start such, but he can’t.

    “He cannot start it because he has done absolutely nothing for four years! Where is he going to paste them? as a gentleman man, he has wholeheartedly accepted that he has done absolutely nothing in the state until recently when his errand boys decided to do otherwise.

    “What are his posters doing in the streets of Aba, a city he left to decay? We urged him to remain truthful to himself and not be deceived to go about pasting posters anyhow on roads that are death traps and that experimental flyover projects being executed by Civil Engineering students on their Industrial Training at Osisioma.

    “It’s obvious he has not done anything and we are pleading with him to caution his errand boys from disobeying his rule by pasting his posters on electric polls, peoples fences, church fences, school fences and other strategic places. They should respect him for it’s very wrong to do what ones master is against.”

    Speaking on the fire incident at his campaign office, Mascot Kalu, Aba North and South federal constituency candidate of APC said

    My campaign office at No. 19b Park road Aba after being vandalized, the hoodlums as fire to the building, but luckily we have some good neighbours, numbering over twenty who came out enmass to quench the fire.

    “Our party and Nigerian flags at the campaign office were all destroyed. We had some posters of the President that we are about to start posting which was also burnt. Luckily, the building was saved by the neighbours.

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    “We are running an election. No individual blood is worth the fight of the election that we are fighting. I will not spill any blood to win.

    “But again, I believe that their desperate act shows that we are doing something that is right. We are getting them jittery. They are afraid of us and we will conquer at the end of the day.

    “Nobody should be afraid. We are equal to the task, we are equal to the task and we are not shaking by all these actions. My convoy was going to buy fuel and it was also attacked on its way. This election will be won free and fair at the grounds of the election. There is nothing that they will do that will deter us.

    “We have reported the matter to the police and other security agencies. They should do their investigation and do the proper arrest and prosecution of persons that they found wanted.”