By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Anambra State, John Chuma Nwosu, has rejected the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, saying the poll was heavily tainted by open vote buying that robbed the process of credibility.
In a statement personally signed on Sunday, Nwosu described the election as a national disgrace, insisting that the level of financial inducement witnessed at polling units made the exercise anything but democratic.
“I, John Chuma Nwosu (JCN), the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), hereby categorically reject the outcome of the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Anambra State,” he said.
According to him, cash payments of between N3,000 and N20,000 were openly offered to voters in many areas, turning the contest into a cash-for-ballots affair rather than a genuine test of the people’s will.
“What took place yesterday was a ruse and total subversion of the people’s will, marred by massive vote buying and shameless financial inducement at polling units across the state. By every account, the people have not spoken,” he stated.
Nwosu declined to comment on whether he would challenge the result in court but stressed that no victory could be meaningful if achieved through a flawed process.
“True victory is judged not by the outcome, but by the integrity of the process,” he said.
The ADC governorship candidate argued that any election tainted by corruption and manipulation could never speak for the people, insisting that a flawed process can only produce a flawed mandate.
He also criticised institutions responsible for ensuring electoral transparency, saying their failure had stripped them of the moral authority to announce winners.
“The conscience of our democracy has been wounded. When votes are bought, the future is sold. What we witnessed was not the expression of choice, but the glaring triumph of desperation and greed over the principles of justice and fairness,” Nwosu said.
He maintained that Anambra deserved a better, cleaner electoral experience and noted that his campaign was built on values, transparency, and the elimination of corruption, not on desperation for power.
The ADC candidate said the struggle for decent leadership in the state would continue, stressing that the people must one day be able to vote freely and without inducement.
“This struggle continues. We will not surrender. We will not be silent. Our movement will keep pressing until the people of Anambra can freely choose their leaders without fear or inducement,” he stated.
Nwosu praised his supporters, party members, volunteers, and campaign team for resisting intimidation and refusing to be bought during the poll.
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