Nigeria, April 9 -- An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APCgovernorship race in Anambra State, MrValentine Ozigbo,on Tuesday issued a public statement condemning the party's April 5 primary, describing it as a charade and a theft against theAnambra people.

Ozigbo confirmed that he has filed a formal petition before the APC Gubernatorial Primary Appeals Committee, alleging that the process that produced Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu as the party's flagbearer was riddled with fraud, irregularities, and violations of democratic norms.

Ozigbo, who joined the APC in February after a stint in the Labour Party and a formidable 2021 governorship run under the PDP, positioned his protest as a defence of democratic values, not a personal grieva...