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BY: Ikenna Oluka
The election of Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuany (Gburugburu) as duly re-elected Governor of Enugu State as announced by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) has received accolades by the accredited foreign and local observers; the highest Igbo decision-making body and notable religious leaders who witnessed the elections.
They commended the people for the successful conduct of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state, describing the exercise as “peaceful, free and fair”.
Observers Rate Enugu Governorship/House of Assembly Election Peaceful:
A foreign observer stated that the election was in conformity with the INEC rules and regulations, and thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi for “providing the peaceful atmosphere for this free and fair election”- Leader of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Rotarian Titus A. Alagba
“When asked to rate the conduct of the elections, Ohazulike said “the election was going on very smoothly until we had that incident which was not in a polling booth. “So, there was no issue in Enugu apart from that isolated incident. If you ask me to rate the performance, I would say it was over 90 percent success on the part of the INEC, the security agencies and other stakeholders” – Mr. Frank Ohazulike, Leader of Global Policy Advocate and Leadership Initiative.
Ohaneze Ndigbo Attributes Peaceful Governorship Election to Gov. Ugwuanyi as ‘man of peace’:
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who spoke to journalists after voting at his polling unit in Ukehe Ward I, disclsoded that the election “was very peaceful, very orderly and it typifies the peaceful character of our state.”
The former governor of old Anambra State and chieftain of the PDP, Senator Jim Nwobodo, added that the exercise “has been peaceful”. Senator Nwobodo expressed optimism that “PDP will win with a landslide in Enugu State”, saying: “After the result of the last election. If you can see there is no other party here. It is just PDP all through”.
Applauding Gov. Ugwuanyi for the peaceful atmosphere in the state, the elder statesman, who was accompanied to his polling unit by his wife, Pat, said: “This governor is a man of peace and because he is a man of peace, there is peace everywhere in this election. So, I think it will end in praise”.
Clergyman Commends INEC, Security Agencies for Peaceful Elections in Enugu:
The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, (Anglican Communion) Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, commended Gov. Ugwuanyi, INEC and the security agencies for the peaceful conduct of the exercise, maintaining it was “orderly, very much peaceful, free and fair”.
The cleric equally lauded Gov. Ugwuanyi “for the way he has been able to hold Enugu State peacefully without discrimination, no party in Enugu will say that probably the ruling party has suppressed them at all”.
According to him, “it is a matter of everybody knowing that Enugu State is a place the governor has given everyone serious playing ground to play politics”.