Anambra Guber;INEC should disqualify APGA candidate,Obiano over multiple Voters registration

Investigations have revealed that Willie Obiano, the APGA Candidate for November 16th governorship election had registered for election in Lagos state prior to his present governorship aspiration. When he was drafted into the governorship contest, by Peter Obi, Mr Obiano relocated to Anambra State and subsequently registered again at his Home Town of Aguleri in

Anambra East LGA during the just concluded re-validation and continue registration of Voters exercise in Anambra state for the Purpose of November 16th Governorship election.

Obiano thereby is registered twice for the election. This is against the letters and spirit of Section 12(2) of the Electoral Act 2010(As Amended) which states:      "A Person shall not register in more than one registration centre or register more than once in the same registration centre."



 Section 12(3): "A person who contravenes the provision of subsection(2) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both".

One expects that Willie Obiano, having registered in Lagos State  should not register again in Anambra  State in line with the Electoral Act 2010(As Amended).

Obiano should have applied to the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Anambra State for his name to be entered on the transferred voter's list for his constituency inline with Section 13(1) of our Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended):

"A person who before the election is resident in a constituency other than the one in which he was registered may apply to the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the State where he is currently resident for his name to be entered on the transferred voters, list for the constituency".

Based on the above legal provisions, Willie Obiano the APGA candidate stands Disqualified by virtue of Multiple Registration.

Meanwhile reports from Government House, Awka say Governor Obi and some other APGA inner Caucus are battling to save the situation through Prof Onukogu of INEC for the Commission to compromise by either deleting that of the Lagos or do everything possible to legalize Willie Obiano and save the situation for them.

We therefore call on INEC, Press, family, Police and other security agency to be at alert.