ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has called for unity among stakeholders in Anambra state, ahead of the June 26 primaries for the state governorship election. The party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, made the call during the NWC meeting with the party aspirants, leaders, and other stakeholders from Anambra, held in Abuja on Monday. Secondus said the meeting was called to enable the NWC to interact with stakeholders, as...
American trained Odera Ozoka is one of the three young people who picked the All Progressive Grand Alliance- APGA form, to contest Anambra State Governorship election coming up in November 2021. He was however “not cleared” according to the result of the APGA Screening Committee, published a few days ago. Just like other aspirants who were also not cleared, Nnewi-born Chief Odera Ozoka has taken the next step provided by the party, and formally appealed...
The ongoing leadership tussle in APGA did not come to many as a surprise. With the sustained assault on APGA by groups supporting aspirants on the party’s platform, who pose to speak for the party in many instances, and tend to dictate the path the party takes, political crisis was only a matter of time. Every serious party man or woman must be concerned and worried at how low the party is going. And so...
ABUJA — Sen. Andy Uba, an aspirant to the Anambra governorship election has said that the power to enthrone a new government in the state is in the hands of God and the electorate. Uba who is re-contesting the Anambra governorship election on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, said this at the party`s national headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen. He spoke after submitting his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms...
“APGA aspirants who have not seen forms to buy are fighting even though they do not know if they will eventually participate in the primary.” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu So far, the All Progressive Grand Alliance –APGA, has remained the only major political party going to participate in the November gubernatorial election in Anambra state, which has not sold nomination and expression of interest forms to any of its aspirants. The People’s Democratic Party –PDP has since...
AWKA — Chief Rommy Okoli, an aspirant in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra has said that nobody has anointed any contestant for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Okoli said this while making his public declaration of his aspiration in Awka on Tuesday. He said neither Gov. Willie Obiano nor anybody within the party has announced any preferred candidate adding he was in the race with the conviction that...
“It is common for an office-seeker to become a lamb just before an election and then transform into a wolf after his victory. ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo is a brand name. No matter what reservations anyone may have, the reality is that Soludo is a big name and a brand that has endured for decades. A true example of how the pursuit of knowledge can transform the fortunes of an individual for...
Hon. Nonso Okafor, the member representing Nnewi North Local Government in Anambra State House of Assembly and a Governorship hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance –APGA, has intensified his consultation with the leadership of his party at the grassroots. Earlier, Okafor announced that he is set to commence his Local Government and ward tour, a major indicator of the seriousness of a governorship aspirant. In the past few days, Hon. Nonso...
“An anti-corrupt leader cannot possibly emerge through a corrupt electoral process” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The coming governorship election in Anambra state has once again exposed the relentless odds facing Nigeria’s chances of development. Irrespective of how flattering some economic ideas projected to move the country forward may be, without an advanced political culture, almost nothing can come out of such an economic proposition. The reason for this is not farfetched: politics control economics. Beyond economics, politics...
By Ada Nwanagum, Contributing Reporter The Executive members of All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA from all political wards in lhiala Local Government Area, Anambra State have unanimously declared their support for Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo (Oputa Ifeadi) as one of the leading gubernatorial aspirants of the party. The Ward Chairmen demonstrated their support on Saturday at a solidarity visit to Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo Campaign Office in Awka, the state capital. Hon Gozie Chukwudum, the Party LGA...
