The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lacks the political structure to succeed in Anambra State.
The party called on the APC to bury its ambition to win the state elections.
The APGA issued the warning on Friday in response to a call by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, who called on party supporters to bring Anambra under the APC umbrella from the 2025 governorship election.
APGA National President, Sulai Ezeokengwa, said at a press conference that the APC is not a political party in Anambra State, adding that it has no organization or elected officials.
Supporting this view, Victor Oye, the immediate past national chairman and current member of the party’s board of directors, criticized Ganduje’s ambitions, saying: Is he talking about Anambra’s victory despite being an NNPP player?
He said, “Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s second term has already been secured due to the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the leadership of APGA.”
Onitsha mob seizes law and burns Sordo tax officials to death
Meanwhile, an enraged mob set fire to two men who were touts for income for allegedly collaborating with the Anambra State government.
According to Vanguard, the men were set on fire after Egerton in Onitsha, Anambra State reportedly killed an innocent bystander on Old Market Road along Benn Road.
Information has gathered that when revenue officials were dragging the dump truck driver’s steering wheel, the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a bystander, killing him instantly.
A brutal video circulating on the internet showed a mob beating two revenue traders with objects and setting them on fire.
The man who made the video recording of the incident said, “There was chaos this morning in Onitsha, where an angry mob set two revenue touts on fire, and the remaining four people were lucky to escape.About six people The revenue collector was chasing the tipper driver over a certain amount of payment he had demanded.
“While they were chasing him, some of them were dragging the steering wheel, but unfortunately in the process, the tipper driver lost control and rammed into a passerby, killing him instantly.
“Soon the revenue collectors saw the damage they had caused and tried to flee the spot, but an angry Onitsha mob descended upon them and immediately set fire to two of them, while four managed to escape. I ran away.
“The number of deaths that have occurred in Anambra in the past two years is far too high. More Ndi Anambra were killed than the people involved.”
Another source, a trader, said, “It was hot in Onitsha this morning at Egerton, along the Old Market Road.The income earners were dragged behind the wheel of the tipper truck as the driver refused to give him a bribe.” As they were doing so, the car hit an innocent man and, seeing the consequences of their foolish actions, they tried to flee, but the angry people gave chase and caught two of them. I did.”
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, told the aforementioned publication that the police acted swiftly to bring the situation under control.
Mr Ikenga said: “Anambra Police responded swiftly following the fatal accident that occurred in the area. We are already working with the relevant authorities to ascertain what happened and to ensure that we remain in touch with them, especially regarding future events.” We are working to find a solution and will get back to you as soon as we know more about the incident.”
