Nwosu, ADC Candidate Advises Anambra Electorate Not To Sell Votes
Mr John Nwosu, Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra has called on the electorate to resist selling their votes and protect their choices.
Nwosu who made the call in Awka on Thursday warned them not to trade their future for monetary gains.
He described vote buying and ballots in Nigeria election as ridiculous and called on political parties and voters to resolve to protect their votes no matter the size.
The top guber hopeful said the Anambra electorate were not totally ignorant as they had a high sense of who the credible and honest politicians were.
“Unfortunately, vote buying is a norm even though existing electoral laws prohibit such acts, but desperation, lack of political will and weak institutions, including the election security regime, continue to be a challenge.
“Voter education is vital, why would somebody collect N5,000 in lieu of four years of bad, insecure and brutal governance? It makes no sense.
“Votes belong to the people, we will train our agents to secure, and transmit polling booth results electronically to us before the perpetrators get a chance to doctor and mutilate the result sheets,” he said.
Nwosu said ADC was a long established and nationally recognized party with a record of fielded credible candidates at the national and state levels.
He said Anambra would be the first test case for ADC which had been announced as the coalition party at the national level and all its coalition partners.
He said only good governance which guarantees a thriving, secure, hospitable and enabling environment for investors, tourists would connect Anambra to the Centre and not political party affiliation as has been argued by some candidates.
“I will work hard, I will be humble and carry the electorate along, as a servant leader, I will listen to all views before taking decisions.
A good leader must be a good listener. No one knows it all. I am not a professor, but I have
common sense,” he said.
