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Anambra Poll: YPP Candidate Rules Out Court Action Against Soludo
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) candidate at the Anambra governorship election, Mr Ifeayin Ubah, says he has no intention of challenging the result of the election in court.
Ubah said this in a statement by the YPP Media and Publicity Directorate, yesterday in Abuja.
He said that the outcome of the election was the reflection of the people’s will, congratulating Prof. Charles Soludo the governor elect on his victory.
“As a democrat and law abiding citizen, I wholeheartedly accept the outcome of the election and will like to use this medium to congratulate Prof. Charles Soludo on his victory.
“I have just called the newly elected governor of our dear state; Prof. Charles Soludo to congratulate him on his victory at the poll.
“It is imperative to state that I do not intend to challenge the electoral results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through any court or judicial process.
“It is with a heart full of gratitude and submission to the will of God that I address you all today having enjoyed the unique privilege of earning your support to seek the governorship office of our dear state,” he said.
Ubah added: “The past months have been defining for us Ndi Abambra in several respects and it is the time for our state to chart a new course, to make life better and more meaningful for our people.”
Ubah urged the governor-elect to conduct local council election and grant full financial autonomy to all the 21 local government councils in the state to enable them provide dividends of democracy at the grassroots.
He enjoined Soludo to engage Anambra people in the Diaspora as critical stakeholders and also to support traders in order to revive and sustain the state as a commercially viable state.
“Our traders must be supported and given the requisite incentives to grow. There is an urgent need to adopt a proactive, intelligence-based and technology-driven approach to tackle the prevailing issue of insecurity in our dear state through networking and strategic information dissemination.