Mr Frank Nweke Jr., the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in the just-concluded election in Enugu, has urged his supporters not to lose hope on the outcome of the election.
Nweke stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu.
He said that while awaiting the results of the election which he described as a sham in the state, his supporters should drop every cloak of despair and discouragement.
“Instead, I want you to sit back and reflect on what we did achieve through this process. Those will be our springboard.
“You stood up for what you believed against pecuniary, partisan or immediate interests and boldly asked me the tough questions and quizzed some of my answers in a bid to arrive at solutions that were robust and most inclusive.
“Ours ran with the solutions I proposed and spoke boldly to show the world why we needed a new paradigm in Enugu State,” he said.
Nweke, who alleged that the governorship election in the state was characterised by violence, manipulation, coercion and vote buying, said: “we were grossly
disappointed by the institutions of state that we hoped would do better.
“Our people were used, exploited, threatened, manipulated and effectively regarded as political collateral damage.
“But for me, the awakening that many of you experienced remains an inspiration,” Nweke said.
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