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ANAMBRA LP ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES ACCUSE VICTOR UMEH OF DIVERTING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FUNDS

The Anambra Central Senator-elect, Chief Victor Umeh is in a fresh scandal as he has been accused by the Labour Party State Assembly candidates of carting away $50,000 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) campaign support funds provided for initial mobilization of Party Agents.

The meeting which held last night at a hotel in Awka ended in chaos as frustrated candidates who came to the meeting with expectations were infuriated with the revelation that the Senator-elect could not account for the said funds.

One of the candidates who spoke in anonymity stated that same thing happened during the Presidential Election. He claimed that Umeh did not drop a dime for party Agents and officials from the funds released to him. Umeh banking on the public support of the Obidient movement, went on to channel the said funds for his personal use

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Peter Obi is laying landmines for my administration – Soludo

Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State Governor has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi of laying landmines for him following his call for people of the state to vote massively for his party’s House of Assembly candidates.

Obi who met with National and state Assembly candidates of Labour Party in Anambra, urged the assembly candidates to work with Soludo after the election, adding that Soludo remained his brother, and that he should not fear being impeached by Labour Party dominated assembly, as all that was paramount was to bring development to the state.

However, Soludo in a statement through his Press secretary, Mr Chris Aburime said the call was rather deceptive, and was meant to lay landmines for Soludo.

He said: “That call was meant to deceive Anambra people. Obi can not be talking about development in Anambra and also be talking about asking Anambra people to elect lawmakers from the opposition party to work with Soludo.

“He worked with a legislature that was dominated by lawmakers from the PDP, when he first came in as governor, and he knows that it was not easy for him.

“He even suffered impeachment because of that, and we hope it is not the same thing he wants to set Soludo up for.

“Anambra people should go all out next Saturday and vote for APGA, if they want the developmental strides of Mr Governor to continue.

“You can not be talking of development and at the same time talking of electing opposition politicians into the House of Assembly, it is not done. It is deceit.

“Anambra people supported Obi during the presidential election, and besides, Soludo refused to interfere as the people trooped out to vote for Labour Party, and that was even before Soludo made the environment conducive for people to come out and vote.

“We have voted Labour Party in the presidential election, but for the House of Assembly election, we are voting for APGA, and we want Anambra people to know so.”

PHOTOS: Peter Obi Visits Family Of Late Enugu Senatorial Candidate

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late senatorial candidate of the party for Enugu East Senatorial District, Oyibo Chukwu, in Enugu State.

Obi shared pictures from the visit via his Twitter handle on Friday.

He wrote, “ I just arrived in Enugu, to pay a condolence visit to the family of late Barr Oyibo Chukwu, the former senatorial candidate of Labour Party, for Enugu East Senatorial zone. I was accompanied by Barr Julius Abure, LP chairman, LP governorship candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, LP governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, and Sen. Victor Umeh. -PO”

Some gunmen shot Chukwu inside his vehicle with five other people with him and set the car ablaze in February.

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