in the face of the transparent governorship primary elections in Anambra State, in other political parties, the state was thrown into mourning on August 21, 2013 when it was announced that Senator Chris Ngige has been presented as consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 election.

This was mainly so because no primaries have been held to select the candidate of the party,

This is moreso since, on August 22, almost all the newspapers that circulated in Anambra state that day had a picture of Chief Bisi Akande, interim national chairman of APC and Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State raising Ngige’s hand as the party’s candidate.

As expected, some aggrieved and disappointed party members had troop out to demonstrate in some parts of Anambra State, as they condemn the APC for not allowing primary election to take place, before pronouncing Ngige as the candidate.

Some of their placards read: “APC is not democratic; APC, you have shot yourself on the legs; Ngige is not our choice; APC give us primary election; We will swim or sink with Godwin Ezeemo’ Please save Anambra now; Ngige, don’t enter house through the window; Abuja can’t choose for us; Ngige come home and face us in the primary; We don’t want sponsored governor in Anambra State again and Godwin Ezeemo talk now,”

When Godwin Ezeemo released a statement demanding a primary election, the aggrieved people felt that something will be done. And it’s more gratifying that the APC has decided to hold primary election on Monday, September 2.

My advice is: Ngige should come back to Anambra State to test his popularity with the people, in a free and fair election. Ngige must think less of these greedy sponsors, as Anambra can’t progress with that. Ngige must understand that Anambra governorship is not a do or die affair. To all politicians, do not mortgage Anambra to these heartless moneybags again.

Anambra people must reject all form of godfatherism. We must learn from what happened in 2003.

Why all these fuss? APC is not the only party that is fielding candidates for the up-coming election, likewise Ngige is not the only aspirant. Its really a matter of choice.

desgiezd: Why all these fuss? APC is not the only party that is fielding candidates for the up-coming election, likewise Ngige is not the only aspirant. Its really a matter of choice.

read the topic very well you'll find out hw ngige and his cohorts wanted to sideline their party primaries in disobedience to democracy and enter the november 16 guber election through the window,my dear we dont want godfatherism again because its a canker worm eating up the heart of the supposed anambra political development.

Does conducting primary guarantee a credible candidate? It is better to have good candidate presented through consensus by party's leaders with due consideration of all odds than having a deceptive primary which the result is predetermined by some forces or where highest bidder/investor emerged. Just my opinion.

[quote author=sasview]Does conducting primary guaranty a credible candidate? It is better to have good candidate presented through consensus by party's leaders with due consideration of all odds than having a deceptive primary which the result is predetermined by some forces or where highest bidder/investor emerged. Just my opinion. [quote/]

conducting primaries does not guarantee a credible candidate but it gives the people an opportunity to put a check on the popularity and efficiency of a particular candidate,it is also in accordance to democracy where the people would have the power to make choices.