•Urges INEC to be impartial
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met separately with the Governor of Anambra State Willie Obiano and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Obiano speaking to State House Correspondents after meeting with the President urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure its neutrality in the conduct of the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The election comes up on November 18.
The governor dismissed claims that his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), plans to rig the elections, adding that all the necessary measures are being taken to guarantees a peaceful election, just as he expressed optimism that he would come out victorious at the polls. “Anambra remains the safest state in Nigeria today; we don’t have cases of kidnapping, armed robbery or similar crimes. We have been firmly in control of that state and will continue to do so throughout my tenure as governor. I’m very confident that I will win the forthcoming election with a landslide. All we want is for the empire to be unbiased. A free and fair election is what we want and we will get the result,” he said.
On his meeting with the president, Governor Obiano said they had a very fruitful meeting, adding that President Buhari likes governors who are delivering dividends of democracy to their people.
“He likes governors who work hard, who are delivering what people can see and are delivering dividends of democracy to their people. That is what the president wants,” Obiano, stated.