Anambra election: Why I lost my polling unit – Moghalu

Labour Party candidate in the Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election, George Moghalu, has revealed why he did not win his polling unit.

Speaking in an interview on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Channels Television, Moghalu blamed his loss in his polling unit on vote-buying by some of the contenders.

He said he could not afford to match the amount of money other candidates were offering voters, and as a result, he refused to engage in vote-buying.

According to him, many voters in his polling unit succumbed to the temptation of money due to their financial struggles.

“Yes, because I couldn’t afford how much that was being paid. I couldn’t pay, and I refused to pay, I refused to get involved.

“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,” he said.

Moghalu specifically accused the ruling party in Anambra, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, of being the main culprit behind the alleged vote-buying activities.

He revealed that several party agents, some of whom had been arrested for vote-buying, were seen wearing APGA party tags.

“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,” Moghalu added.