APGA candidate rejects Enugu governorship election results

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APGA candidate rejects Enugu governorship election results

“At various polling units across the State, PDP thugs, party members, hired criminals and some compromised members of the police and military threatened voters at polling units and chased those who could not be bought over or intimidated into voting for the PDP.”

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