Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central District and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the forthcoming election has denied alleged misappropriation of N26 million belonging to the 109 electoral wards in the senatorial district.

Speaking through his media aide, Emeka Odionu, the lawmaker said;

“There is no such money under my custody and I am neither the financial secretary nor the treasurer of the party to answer to the allegation.”

“We all are aware of the antics of some people who are apprehensive about my winning the Febuary 16 Senatorial election and they’re trying everything possible to stop me.”

“We know where they are coming from and they have failed in their plot because Anambra people have become wiser and they are not new to this desperate style of politics.”

“My tenure as National Chairman produced a two-term governor of a state and also midwifed APGA to APGA transition from an out-going governor to the in-coming one.”

“Such success stories could not have been told if I did all they’re alleging and I wish to urge the public to discountenance the allegation as it smacks name dropping and cheap black mail.”

For those who don’t know, a group of aggrieved party members who were ward Chairmen when Umeh was National Chairman of the party between 2006-2015 had on Tuesday, February, 5^th, 2019 accused the senator of misappropriating the sum. The group known as G21 in a communique signed by its spokesmen, Mr. Leo Nwokoye, threatened to work against Umeh’s senatorial ambition unless he returned the money to the wards.