Guber Poll: Lack Of Fund Worries DPA

The Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has  identified paucity of fund as the major obstacle to its electoral chances in the forthcoming staggered governorship elections in six states.

Staggered governorship elections are scheduled to hold in Kogi, Edo, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Sokoto and Cross River states as the serving governors would soon complete their four-year tenure.

Our correspondent reports that Chief Sam Onimisi, the National Chairman of the DPA, gave the indication during an interactive session  with newsmen and  said the party’s campaigns across the states involved would hold between December and the first quarter of 2012.

Onimisi said that the party was yet to recoup the money it expended during the April general elections.

“We spent so much money on logistics for the elections. We also spent huge money on the botched April 2 election.”

“We expected INEC to give us compensation for the postponement but till date nothing has been paid.”

Onimisi said that the DPA would only participate in the Edo and Kogi governorship polls as it did not want to overstretch its resources.

He also expressed regret that its poor performance in previous elections might not encourage the voters to give DPA “substantial support”.

“We are only preparing for governorship in Edo and Kogi states where we intend to hold primaries in September.

“Nigerians are always on the winning side. So, if you don’t have a strong footing in any state it is very difficult for your party to get the people’s vote.”

The DPA National Chairman urged the INEC to give grants to political parties to encourage the growth of “progressive politics’’ in Nigeria.