The lawmaker representing Nnewi North State constituency in the Anambra House of Assembly, Augustine Onyekachukwu Ike, has denied the allegation of collecting ₦50 million to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Naijaonpoint reports that the former Young Progressives Party (YPP) lawmaker, who recently joined the APC, in an interview with journalists at his constituency office in Nnewi, demanded proof from those peddling the rumour.
He said, “This is not the first time they are bringing up allegations like this, but I want to ask them to present proof that I collected money. When I joined APGA, such rumours was everywhere, but I want to ask the governor; if he could not give me money to join his party, why does he think anyone else gave me money?
Ike also said that Governor Charles Soludo may not win re-election as the second-term governor of Anambra State in the forthcoming election.
According to him, anything is possible in the November 8 governorship election, stressing that nothing would happen if Soludo loses the election.
He added, “I want to tell the governor that he who thinks he is standing should be careful, lest he falls. Anything is possible in the November election. If Soludo losses, he won’t be the first incumbent to lose.
“We had Mbadinuju who was a one term governor. We even had a one term governor in Lagos State. So if we can have a one term governor in Lagos, anything is possible in Anambra. If I were a voter, I will vote not looking at credentials, but I will be looking at the peace and security of all men, and the level of development in the state.”
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