The Young Progressives Party has said it boycotted the ongoing Anambra State local government elections over allegations of widespread violence and electoral irregularities, as well as alleged gunshots in Otuocha, headquarters of Anambra East Local Government Area of the state.
Anambra East LGA was the only one of the 21 LGAs where an opposition political party fielded candidates for the election, with the YPP contesting the chairmanship and councillorship positions.
Other opposition political parties in the state did not field candidates for any position in the 21 LGAs, while the YPP fielded candidates for the chairmanship and councillorship positions in Anambra East LGA across the 15 wards.
As a result, Anambra East became the only LGA among the 21 where there was an electoral contest, while APGA candidates were unopposed in the other 20 LGAs.
Speaking to journalists at the Anambra East LGA Secretariat in Otuocha on Saturday, the YPP’s Local Government Collation Agent for Anambra East, Charles Ifediora, announced the boycott of the election by his party members.
