The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris  has warned politicians and policemen against anything capable of derailing today’s governorship election in Anambra state. Idris who sounded the warning while addressing officers and men of the force who were deployed to the state for the election, said he would not tolerate any failure on the part of any personnel during the all-important exercise.

Human rights lawyer and chieftain of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ben Okoko has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to create a level playing ground for all the political parties during today’s governorship election in Anambra state.

Survey by League of Anambra Entrepreneurial Professionals (LEAP), has shown how parties stand ahead of Saturday’s Anambra governorship election.

The United Progressives Party (UPP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have commended the early deployment of sensitive and non sensitive materials by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from state headquarters to local governments.

The United Global Resolve for Peace(UGRFP), an NGO, has warned against any form of financial and material inducement of voters in the Anambra governorship election scheduled for Nov. 18.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it deployed 14, 000 personnel for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to boost the number of personnel provided by other security agencies.

BARELY 24 hours to the long awaited Anambra State governorship election, the Indigenous People of Niger Delta, IPND, have tasked the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other parties on non-violence and no malpractice in the electoral process.

Commercial and social activities on Friday remained normal in Awka, capital Anambra as the people of the state prepare to cast their votes in the governorship election scheduled for Nov. 18, the Newsmen reports. Newsmen who visited some areas in the state capital reports that vehicular movement in and around the capital was also smooth. […]

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The Chancellor of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU) and Chairman of Fourth Dimension Publishers, Dr. Arthur Nwankwo has endorsed the candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in the Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, even as he tasks the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct of a credible poll that reflects only the will of the people.

The Delta Police Command has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement between Delta and Anambra states through the Niger Bridge with effect from mid-night of Friday.

Abia State Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ogbizi, has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, that anybody found harassing residents in a bid to enforce a sit at home order on Saturday would be prosecuted.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to be neutral in the conduct of Anambra governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday.

If the people are ready and the candidates have crisscrossed all the nooks and crannies of the state canvassing for votes, the INEC and security forces must also deliver on their own mandates.
Will they? Time will tell

WEDNESDAY’s decision by the son of Chief Emeka Ojukwu to defect from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA to the All Progressives Congress, APC was not just a major political episode for Ndigbo. It was a development that struck at the heart of arguably the most popular family in Igbo land.