APC Admits Ubah, Ekwunife As Members, Targets Anambra Govt House In 2025

By Chuks Eke

The Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APC) has stated that its current aim is to take over the state government house popularly known as Agu-Awka in the upcoming 2025 governorship election.

Chief Basil Ejidike, State Chairman of the party, disclosed this yesterday in Awka, at their stakeholder’s meeting, during which the party admitted Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Senator Uche Ekwunife, and others into its fold, said the primary goal of any political party is always to win an election, and any party that cannot win an election during an election period will be regarded as a social club.

Flanked by the APC’s Southeast Zonal Chairman, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu; Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Chidi Duru; former Deputy Governor of Anambra State during Governor Willie Obiano’s regime, Dr. Nkem Okeke and Sir Chibuzor Okeke, APC House of Assembly candidate for Idemili North state constituency in the last state assembly election, and other stakeholders, Ejidike harped on discipline, unity, funding and reward system as integral parts of successes in election contest.

Others who joined APC alongside Senator Ubah and Ekwunife were Hon. Chugbo Enwezor, a two-term legislator who represented Onitsha North 1 state constituency in Anambra state House of Assembly and Chairman of Soludo Campaign Organization in Onitsha North Local Government Area during the 2021 governorship election in Anambra state and Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu and his group of Ikemba Front, former chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area Transition Committee and APGA House of Representatives candidate for Ogbaru federal constituency during the last national assembly elections.

Speaking on behalf of all the newly admitted members, Senator Ubah who announced a donation of N10 million to the state chapter of APC, said Anambra state should join the national ruling party to be integrated into the national curriculum.

Hon. Enwezor and Sir Chibuzor Okeke, in their separate speeches, said APC is the only party at the centre with national spread and can win the governorship election in Anambra state in 2025.