Deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Anambra gubernatorial election, Senator Uche Ekwunife, says the party’s national leadership failed to give its candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the support needed to unsit Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
Ekwunife spoke during a stakeholders meeting in Awka, to appraise the ongoing e-registration process.
The outspoken former lawmaker said the November 8, 2025 governorship election witnessed massive commitment from party members in the state, but the party’s national leaders failed to show same level of commitment. She added that just 20 percent support from the party would have aided them to unsit Soludo.
She said: “The extent of support and commitment we saw in the last election among members of APC in Anambra State has never happened before. If the party (national) had given us even 20 percent push, we would have gone far. We failed everybody, we failed our party, we failed our people.
“Yes, it is true that God gives power to who He wills, power belongs to God and God belongs to all of us, including politicians in our party, so He can give it to us if we work for it. That is why Jesus said give Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to Him.
“In this last election, I saw commitment among party members. For the first time, APC members in Anambra were desirous of winning election for themselves but all they wanted was support. They only needed to be recognized as members of a rulling party in Nigeria.”
Speaking about the ongoing e-registration process, she encouraged members to ensure they participate in the process as it is not just for headcount, but a process that will determine how the party rewards it members.
She also insisted that the party has agreed to field President Bola Tinubu in the next election.
“Some of you are seeing the process as mere registration, but it is a critical database that will help the party about the data of the party members, and this they want to use to empower their members. The people that are registering are the main owners of the party.
“I want to tell you that we already have a candidate for 2027 presidential election, and he is President Bola Tinubu. We have agreed that he will fly the party’s ticket and we will support him.
“I had the privilege of serving in the eight and ninth Senate with Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President, and I can tell you that with she and her husband, Nigeria is in good hands.”
Earlier, the chairman of the party in the state, Mr Basil Ejidike, expressed unhappiness about the poor participation of members in the ongoing e-registration process. He announced that Abuja and Anambra are the poorest in performance, urging members to buckle up.
The Anambra State coordinator of the e-registration process, Joe Okekeuche, announced that so far, only 17,488 people have registered. He called for more effort, while announcing Njikoka, Awka South, Onitsha South as best performing local government areas.
The leaders of the local government areas were rewarded as an encouragement for their efforts, while Ihiala, Idemili South , Anambra West were announced as the worst performing LGAs.