By Unini Chioma
Former Anambra State governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has told those threatening legal action against the outcome of the recent governorship election in the state to back down as he noted that the southeast does not want “another court-imposed governor.”
According to him, Igbo people around the world are satisfied with the poll, which he said would have been frustrating had if it had a different outcome.
The elder statesman, who spoke in an interview on Monday, admonished that no one should capitalise on any innocuous error during the exercise to scuttle its outcome.
Asked about his impression of the conduct of the election, Ezeife stated: “The first impression I get is that the president is getting his mind ready for doing good.
“The result of the election is success. Before the election, I wrote a prayer in many WhatsApp groups for the success of the election.
Now, I think it has succeeded and all kinds of problems are being raised. Some inconsequential problems are being caused.
“There was a primary election and the primary election was for the governorship. And who is misled by a very innocuous error? Some say somebody put his local government as his constituency. There was a primary election for the governorship election.
“Are the voters misled by putting Aguata constituency? There was a primary for the governorship election and there was an announcement for the governorship election.
“If there was an innocuous mistake, that should not be of consequence. But that’s for lawyers. But let our people who are making comments try to know that the whole Igbo are very interested in the outcome of this election and anybody raising any issue on it, I appeal to the person, please, cool down. Cool down. There’s no need to go fighting more.
“Those of us in Aguata are going to summon all our people because we fought for zone and the zone was granted.
“Now, those who were allowed and those who were not allowed, we’ll try to persuade them, assuage them and to stop anything court.
“We don’t want another court-imposed governor.”
“I’m happy that the result came out the way it did. Not only the Anambra people, but Igbo people all over the place are also celebrating that election because it gives us hope, it gives us the basis of fighting for the 2023 presidency.
“If we had lost that Anambra governorship, it would have dampened our enthusiasm for the 2023 presidency. But as it is now, all those who should know, know that things should change in Nigeria.
“I talk about new Nigeria. It’s likely to be led by somebody from the southeast,” he stated.
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