Anambra election: Soludo Dedicates Victory To Dead Policemen
- Praises judiciary for standing tall, ensuring justice
BY ONYEKACHUKWU IBEZIM, AWKA – Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has dedicated his victory on November 6, 2021, Anambra Governorship Election to three policemen killed by unknown gunmen in April 2021.
The police officers lost their lives when he (Soludo) was attacked during a town hall meeting in his hometown, Isuofia in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor stated this in his acceptance speech shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially announced his victory on Wednesday morning.
Amid deafening cheers and celebrations, Soludo said; “At this moment, we must remember and must continue to remember all those who died during the course of this moment, especially the three policemen who were killed by unknown gunmen during our town hall meeting with youths in my ward. May God continue to grant their soul eternal rest.”
He described the election as a reflection of the people’s will and pledged to deliver the dividends of democracy to all Anambra people and residents of the state.
The Professor of Economics, who extended an olive branch to his co-contenders in the gubernatorial race, said; “Let me say with utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the results of the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election as declared by INEC.
“And this reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God and an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people…This is a divine journey whose time has come.
The APGA flagbearer also commended thanked the judiciary for standing tall to ensure justice all through the legal battles in court, adding; “The election itself tested the integrity of our federal institutions.
“Many times there were tensions, especially as one party boasted that it must take or ‘conquer’ but the judiciary stood for the integrity of the judiciary.”
