Labour Party Candidate Moghalu Explains Why He Lost to Soludo in His Polling Unit

The Labour Party candidate in the just-concluded Anambra State governorship election, George Moghalu, has blamed his loss in his polling unit on vote-buying by some of the contenders.

Naija News reports that Moghalu lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor, Charles Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

Soludo gained 57 votes, defeating Moghalu, who received a total of 22 votes.

In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Moghalu said that he could not afford to match the amount of money other candidates were offering voters.

Moghalu said he refused to engage in vote-buying, and many voters in his polling unit succumbed to the temptation of money due to their financial struggles.

He said, “I couldn’t afford how much that was being paid. I couldn’t pay, and I refused to pay, I refused to get involved in vote-buying.

“So, they have too much money to buy votes, and what do you expect my people to do? They fell because a lot of them are poor.”

Moghalu also accused the ruling party (APGA) of being the main culprit behind the alleged vote-buying activities, stressing that several party agents arrested for vote-buying were seen wearing the party’s tags.

He claimed, “Some of them are on record as having been seen purchasing votes. There’s even a commissioner who was also caught on camera buying votes in my particular constituency.”

The LP candidate maintained that the Anambra State governorship election did not reflect the will of the people, adding that he would have won the election if it had been free and fair, without the influence of vote-buying.

Recall that Soludo was returned for a second term in office after recording a landslide victory, winning in all 21 local government areas in the election, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday.