ADC Candidate Kicks Against Anambra Election, Calls It a ‘Cash-Driven Victory’

John Nwosu, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for governor, has denounced the results of Saturday’s Anambra election, calling it a “ruse and total subversion of the people’s will.”

With 422,664 votes, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Sunday that Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had won the election.

With 99,445 votes, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came in second, and Nwosu came in fifth with 8,208 votes.

Nwosu claimed in a post-election declaration that massive vote buying tainted the entire process.

Voters were openly bought off with payments ranging from ₦3,000 to ₦20,000 in nearly every polling place, transforming the entire process from a democratic exercise into a marketplace.

“This is a direct attack on the integrity of our democracy and a national embarrassment; it was a cash-purchased victory and a loss for democracy,” he declared.

Nwosu emphasized that “the integrity of the process, not the outcome, is what determines true victory.”

“A corrupt, manipulative, and vote-trading election cannot and will never represent the voice of the people,” he declared.

In addition, the ADC candidate demanded that if Nigeria really wanted a rich and equitable country, the “culture of electoral corruption” must end.

Nwosu declared that the “conscience of our democracy had been wounded” and cautioned that the future is sold when votes are purchased.

“What we saw was the blatant victory of greed and desperation over the values of justice and fairness, not the expression of choice,” he stated.

In addition, the lawmaker thanked his party and campaign staff for their unwavering support despite “intimidation and inducement.”