Anambra Guber: ‘We Know People Planning To Spill Blood’ — Chukwuemeka Ezeife

Former Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said that there are alleged plans to “spill blood” and sabotage democratic processes in the November 6 Anambra gubernatorial election.

Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’, Ezeife said the plans were being carried out by “South Easterners and Non-South Easterners”.

He said, “Some people are behind this, and we know some of them. These are human beings both South Easterners and Non-South Easterners, even DSS. The unknown gunmen we have started to know them”.

Ezeife, who governed the state in the Third Republic, said he was leading a campaign towards postponing the election due to rising insecurity but noted that things have begun to change in the state.

“Only last week, I was campaigning for postponing the election for two months because of what I saw. Last week, I knew about some people planning to spill more blood.

“Last week, I knew that people had no confidence in what is coming. Last week I knew that if election were held, people will be afraid to come out.

“But today, things have changed with the statement by the chairman of INEC talking about embarrassing cleanness of the election— With the senate changing its position from being against electronic transfer of electoral result to supporting it.

“Today we will go home and appeal to all the people who are doing the killing to stop it.

“Those who are coming from outside must stop it, the sponsors from outside must stop it; those who are being used form inside must stop it.

“Today also the reason for the killing is no longer there. The reason for the killing was to frighten the people so that they don’t come out and election can be declared anyhow and rigged.

“Now the system has said, No More Rigging, and it is not just for Anambra election”, he said.

He also noted that some gubernatorial aspirants campaigning in locations outside the state were doing so because of the incidents of violence witnessed during recent campaigns in the state.

On if the planned deployment of huge number of policemen would guarantee a safe election process, Ezeife said: “If you say you are bombarding the place with all kinds of security forces, it depends on what you have briefed them to do when they get there.

“People may take money and do another thing from what they are supposed to do. So, please it is not just that you pack police. Which police, Army are you packing? Are they honest to themselves? They may be used for Rigging instead of to safeguarding”.

Anambra has recorded an increased number of violent attacks in recent times, raising a course for alarm as to how the state will actualize a free, fair and safe election.