The Campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Godwin Elumelu, OON, has denied as false, the allegation contained in a video circulating online in which the NDC candidate, Isioma Theodore Ndah, posted on her verified Facebook page claimed that supporters of Elumelu and the APC were responsible for the removal of one of her campaign billboards.
The allegation, coming without any established evidence linking Elumelu or the APC to the reported incident, is another attempt by the NDC candidate to, as usual introduce unnecessary tension and negative narratives into the emerging political contest.
Elumelu’s campaign maintains that neither the APC candidate nor his supporters have any reason to resort to the destruction or removal of another candidate’s campaign materials, stressing that political campaigns should be conducted on the basis of issues, records, programmes and engagement with the electorate.
According to the campaign, the attempt to associate Elumelu with the reported billboard incident is particularly misplaced because he does not occupy any government position that confers on him the authority to order the removal of billboards or banners anywhere in Aniocha North or elsewhere in Delta State.
It noted that Elumelu is not a Local Government Council Chairman, nor does he head any state agency responsible for regulating outdoor advertising or enforcing billboard regulations.
The campaign further stressed that the APC candidate does not measure political support by the number, size or location of campaign billboards.
“Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has never been bothered by billboards, whether his own or those of other candidates.
“He understands that elections are ultimately about the people, their concerns and the tangible impact political leadership makes in their lives, not about who has the biggest or most beautiful billboard.”
The statement added that no number of campaign billboards erected anywhere within Aniocha/Oshimili, including Onicha-Uku, could by itself determine the political choices of the electorate.
It said Onicha-Uku, which is Elumelu’s home community, remains part of a wider constituency where voters are free to assess candidates on their respective records, programmes, conduct and relationship with the people.
The campaign also urged political actors to resist the temptation to turn isolated incidents involving campaign materials into allegations against political opponents without first establishing the facts.
It described the attempt to link Elumelu and the APC to the incident as an unsubstantiated political narrative and urged supporters of all parties to maintain restraint as the 2027 election approaches.
The Elumelu campaign said the political contest should therefore be allowed to focus on competing records, ideas and programmes rather than allegations over campaign materials.
It maintained that attempts to damage the reputation of the APC candidate through unverified accusations would not substitute for substantive engagement with the issues that matter to voters across the four local government areas of the federal constituency.
