Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has denied spending N3.5 billion of state monies to buy votes in last Saturday’s House of Assembly election.
In a press statement signed by its Chairman Board of Trustees, Mr Emeka Umeagbalasi, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) accused Soludo of disbursing state funds to stakeholders to work for the election of candidates from his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the March 18 poll.
But, in a statement issued through his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, Soludo stated that the rumour was untrue and could not have been genuine.
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Aburime described the claim as “satanic, vile, and irrational” in a statement signed and issued in Awka on Monday.
He said: “N3.5 billion could not be disbursed at a time when the society was passing through a cashless phase.
“The allegation is further baseless against the background that it is coming at a time of acute shortage of cash due to the Federal Government Naira Redesign Policy which sadly exposes the devilish intentions of the writer(s).
“Anambra people are advised to disregard the group which made the allegations as it had been known to be serial blackmailers over the years and do not serve any useful purpose to society.
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“Governor Soludo does not need to buy votes to win an election. He is a Democrat who enjoys the overwhelming support of the good people of Anambra State.”
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