NAIJA NEWS
The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in the November 11 Imo state governorship election, Senator Athan Achonu, has accused Governor Hope Uzodinma of importing thugs from All Progressive Congress (APC) states to rig the forthcoming election.
Naija News reports that Achonu alleged this while reacting to Uzodinma’s latest development of booking all hotels in the state capital, Owerri, ahead of the polls.
In a statement on Monday signed by Chibuikem Diala, Director, Media/ Publicity of the Senator Athan Achonu Campaign Organisation, the LP gubernatorial candidate described Uzodinma’s action as desperation and anti-democratic leadership style in a bid to win the election while wasting N5 billion of taxpayers’ money.
Achonu noted that the latest development has confirmed the widespread allegation that Uzodinma is already importing thugs from nearby APC states into the Imo State Capital ahead of the November 11 election to muzzle the opposition and rig the election.
He also wondered why the Governor wants to provide the accommodation for security personnel posted to oversee an election in which he is a contestant.
Achonu implores President Bola Tinubu to consider the plight of the Imo people and ensure that the right things are done regarding the November 11 Imo gubernatorial polls.
The statement reads, “As a campaign organisation, we are concerned that the state government through its ministry of tourism is requesting all hotels in the metropolis to reserve all their hotel rooms from November 4 to November 12.” What could be the reason behind this request for all the hotel rooms in Owerri metropolis?
“With over 1500 hotels in the metropolis and an average of 50 rooms per hotel, this means the prodigal state government is trying to rent and pay for a minimum of 7,000 rooms for eight nights in the metropolis, amounting to a staggering sum of about N5 billion. What a waste!
