The senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Anambra South by-election, Donald Amamgbo, has rejected the outcome of the poll held on Saturday, August 16, describing it as a “charade” that undermined the people’s will.
Addressing journalists in Awka on Tuesday, Amamgbo alleged that the exercise was marred by sabotage, collusion, and systemic disenfranchisement, insisting that the process did not reflect the choice of the electorate.
He claimed that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials deliberately withheld tags for ADC’s ward and local government collation agents, preventing them from defending the party’s votes during collation.
“The election was carefully orchestrated to suffocate and decimate the people’s voice and choice,” Amamgbo said. “Elections are meant to be the ultimate expression of the people’s will, but what happened was the desecration of all democratic norms.”
The official results, announced by INEC Returning Officer Prof. Frank Ojiako, declared Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner with 90,408 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Azuka Okwuosa, came second with 19,847 votes.
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Amamgbo, however, maintained that his rejection of the outcome was not about personal loss but about defending democracy.
“I will continue to stand with the people, to speak for the voiceless, and to resist every attempt to reduce our democracy to an empty ritual. Anambra South deserves better, and Nigeria deserves better,” he declared.
