The Southeast Zonal Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Ijomah Arodiogbu, has declared that the party will take over the governorship seat of Anambra State in the November 8 election.
Arodiogbu made this declaration while addressing party stakeholders at the APC Secretariat in Awka, Anambra State, on Tuesday, adding that by 2027, the entire South East would align with the party.
He said the party is set to win Anambra and dismissed rumours that President Bola Tinubu had endorsed Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
He appealed to all stakeholders, including the state executive, zonal leaders, local government and ward leaders, to embrace unity, saying APC needs cohesion and the support of governors in the zone to succeed in the forthcoming election.
He said: “The current governor in Anambra State has become so unpopular to the churches, to the traditional institutions, to the market women, traditionalists among others, therefore, he stands no chance in the election.
“Mr President did not endorse him when he came to Anambra State on the invitation of Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who Mr President has tremendous respect for. What they called an endorsement was only a photo opportunity.”
He added that the governorship and senatorial elections in the state are dear to APC leaders at both zonal and national levels and that the party would leave no stone unturned to win them.
Earlier, the state chairman of the party, Chief Basil Ejidike, commended President Tinubu’s leadership qualities, saying it is the reason he has achieved so much in the South East.
He urged Arodiogbu to draw the attention of the APC national leadership to the upcoming elections in Anambra and encouraged all members to participate actively for the growth and sustenance of the party in the state, describing the House of Assembly and senatorial elections as a litmus test and a pathway to victory in the November 8 governorship poll.