APGA runs unopposed in 20 councils, but a female YPP member was reportedly shot in the only contested local government area.
There was tension and sporadic gunshots at the council headquarters of Anambra East Local Government Area on Saturday, where the Anambra State local government election was supposed to hold . The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has no challengers in 20 of the state’s 21 local government areas, but it is challenged by the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra East .
Hundreds of people had gathered at the local government headquarters at Otuocha as early as 6 a.m. to monitor the distribution of election materials. However, YPP claimed that security operatives refused to allow its members into the compound .
The local government collation agent for YPP, Chief Charles Ifediorah, alleged that agents of his party were not allowed into the area to witness what was happening, describing the exercise as a “charade” and being manipulated in favour of APGA . According to Ifediorah, a female member of YPP was hit by gunfire and was rushed to the hospital for treatment .
Ifediorah said: “It’s an appalling situation here. The scheduled local government election was to take place and we assembled all our agents from the 241 polling units to the local government headquarters by 6 a.m. Incidentally, we were refused entry into the local government premises to access voting materials” .
He alleged that sporadic gunshots around the local government headquarters were aimed at intimidating YPP supporters, claiming that one Ijeoma sustained injuries following the gunshots . He vowed that his party would follow the matter to its logical conclusion, noting that YPP zoned the chairmanship to Nsugbe because the area has not produced a local government chairman since the creation of Anambra East local government .
He further alleged that security operatives from Agunechemba and Udo Ga-achi vigilante outfits were mobilized by the state government to suppress opposition activity . The party subsequently announced a boycott of the election, describing the process as compromised .
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