DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ANAMBRA STATE: NNPP Warns FG Ahead Of Crucial Election

"The NNPP is using this opportunity to call for a free and fair election in Anambra State so that, whoever will emerge as the next governor of the state will be by the wishes of the good people of Anambra State as will be expressed through their voting".

The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has advised the federal government of Nigeria against declaration of state of emergency in Anambra State ahead of the November 6 gubernatorial election.

This, according to the NNPP, will not only further cast dent on this administration, but it will also further affect the image of Nigeria before the international community. 

The party, in a statement issued and signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Reverend Emmanuel Olorunmagba, notes that, "if there has not been emergency in the states badly ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency, then, declaring such less than one month to a crucial gubernatorial election in a state that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) at federal level has been loosing repeatedly, will be taken as political manipulation to use the military to forcefully capture the state". 

"Hence, it will not only bring further disrepute to APC, but it will further batter the image of Nigeria before the international community", Olorunmagba stated. 

"In the light of the above, the NNPP urges the federal government to adopt other means to handle the security situation in Anambra State and other states". 

"In conclusion, the NNPP uses this opportunity to call for a free and fair election in Anambra State so that whoever will emerge as the next governor of the state will be by the wishes of the good people of Anambra State as will be expressed through their voting".