The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state has dismissed as spurious claims by opposing political parties in the state that it expended the sum of N3.5 billion on vote buying during the just-concluded State Assembly election that held on March 18.
APGA’s riposte to the allegation doing the rounds in the state came on the heels of its successful outing in thr poll in which it won the majority seats in the State Legislature.
APGA won 17 out of the 30 seats in the State Assembly.
It was followed by the Labour Party, which won 8 seats.
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched three and two seats, respectively.
According to a press release signed by the Press Secretary to Gov Charles Soludo, Mr Christian Aburime, those allegations were not only baseless but also unfounded.
He added that the public should disregard them.
“The attention of the Government of Anambra State has been drawn to a false publication being peddled in some sections of the media bordering on the above headline.
“The satanic report alleging that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo-led administration spent a whopping 3.5 billion naira to execute the State House of Assembly election is not only untrue but also highly despicable and illogical.
“The allegation is further baseless against the background that it is coming at a time of acute shortage of cash due to the Federal Government Naira Redesign Policy which sadly exposes the devilish intentions of the writer(s).
“Anambra people are advised to disregard the non-existent International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) who made the said allegations. The people behind this organization have been known to be serial blackmailers over the years who do not serve any useful purpose to the society.
“Governor Soludo does not need to buy votes to win election. He is a democrat who enjoys the overwhelming support of the good people of Anambra State.
“The bogus claims by the author(s) are figment of their imagination and should be disregarded by Ndi Anambra and the general public.” he said.
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