The People’s has cautioned against imposing a state of emergency in Anambra State ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state.

In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, he said the federal government has the power to maintain peace in Anambra, before, during and after the state election.

The PDP held that the reported move to foist an emergency rule in Anambra State was a ploy to suppress the people, manipulate the process and rig the governorship election for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate.

The party said its demand was predicated on apprehensions in the public space that the spate of insecurity in Anambra was contrived to heighten tension in the state so as to derail the democratic process.