Fears in Onitsha South over alleged plot to manipulate APGA LG primary

By Okey Maduforo 

There is uneasy calm in Onitsha South local government chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) following the plot to smuggle a non candidate into the list of Chairmanship candidates ahead of this Saturday's Local government primary elections of the party .

Recall that Onitsha South local government area along with other council areas conducted it's delegate primary elections of the party which produced three candidates while the incumbent Mayor is to participate in the Saturday primary elections proper.

However it was this Thursday uncovered that a former council  official of the council who never took part in the delegate primary elections is about to be smuggled into the list of candidates for the election bringing the number to five .

When this reporter tried to contact the state executive members of the party, non of them offered to speak on the development as it was alleged that the National leadership of the party was in the know of the plot .

One of the Media Assistants to Bar Sylvester Ezeokenwa ; the National Chairman of the party Mr Vincent Ezechukwu dismissed the allegation contending that it was unfounded.

"The National Chairman has no hand in the alleged plot and you know that as legal practitioners who believes in the law and due process, he cannot be part of this and he swore to uphold the constitution of the party as well as the guidelines on the conduct of the primary elections" he said.