By Okey Maduforo Awka
The All Progressives Congress (APC ) has boasted that it has eight days to end the 19-year control of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State.
This is coming as the duo of the Vice President Shettima, and Senator Chris Ngige were absent at the rally as against claims by the party that they would be present.
Though no reason was given for their absence and all efforts to obtain clarification for the development proved abortive, as neither the Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu Campaign Council nor the state Chairman of the party, Chief Basil Ejidike offered to speak.
Attempts to contact Sen Chris Ngige on the phone was not fruitful, thereby deepening the confusion that most of the founding fathers of the APC from the defunct Action Congress AC and Action Congress of Nigeria ACN were absent at the function.
NewsBits recalls that the APC had announced that President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Shettima, and all the APC Governors would attend the occasion, although Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state and Senate President God’s Will Akpabio and the National Chairman of the party, Prof Nentawe Yiwaltda, remedied the situation.
Addressing the rally, the National Chairman of APC, Prof. Nentawe Yiwaltda “prophesied” that APC would end the 19-year-old reign of the APGA in Anambra state on November 8, barely eight days and 196 hours.
Yilwatda, who made the “prophesy” on Friday at the All Saints Anglican Church Cathedral, Onitsha during the party’s national governorship campaign rally for it’s candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, said APC is a messenger of Hope and himself is in Anambra to deliver that message of hope.
According to him, “APC will uproot APGA within the remaining eight days and 196 hours to end their reign in this state. We in the APC cannot afford to allow APGA to continue to be governing an important state like Anambra as an adopted son when we have our own son in the person of Ukachukwu”.
In his speech, Senate President, God’s will Akpabio said APC being the party at the center cannot afford to lose Anambra, a state with industrious citizens this time around, adding that he would like the state to become the 25th APC controlled state this time around.
Prince Ukachukwu, the Governorship candidate of APC, expressed optimism that “APC will soon replace APGA’s deceitful non performance in the state with high level of development in the nearest future.”
According to Ukachukwu, “we will soon replace insecurity, multiple taxation, corruption and non performance and boasting with adequate security, steady power supply, industrial development and Agricultural chain”.
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum, assured the electorate in the state that their votes must count this time around.
Chief Basil Ejidike, State Chairman of APC and Hon. Arinze Awogu, national coordinator of Ikemba Front, one of the political structures of APC, in their separate speeches, expressed optimism that APC would take over Anambra Government House at Agu-Awka, this time around.
