Anambra: 7 Governorship Aspirants from APC, PDP Set to Defect to APGA in Another Southeast State ahead of 2023
- The victory of APGA in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra appears to have drawn the attraction of some key politicians in the southeast region
- Seven governorship aspirants from the APC and the PDP have reportedly shown interest in joining APGA
- At the moment, Anambra is the only state in the southeast and Nigeria generally where APGA is the ruling party
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Owerri, Imo state - Seven governorship aspirants have reportedly indicated interest to join the Imo state chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to wrestle power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.
Vanguard reported that the move by the unnamed politicians was linked to the victory of APGA in the just concluded Anambra governorship election won by Professor Charles Soludo.
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According to the newspaper, three of the seven governorship aspirants are from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four are from the APC.
It was gathered the chairman of APGA in Imo state, John Iwuala, spoke on the development but did not mention their names.
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Iwuala, however, said that since the victory of APGA in Anambra, he has been receiving congratulatory messages.
Anambra is the only state in the country where APGA is the ruling party.
Anambra governorship election: APC candidate Andy Uba rejects outcome of poll
Meanwhile, the Senator Andy Uba Campaign Organisation has rejected the result of the just-concluded Anambra state governorship election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The campaign organisation described the outcome of the election as a charade, adding that it did not reflect the wishes of the people of the state.
In a statement signed on Thursday in Abuja on behalf of the campaign organisation, Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe, alleged that the candidate of the APC, Senator Andy Uba is a victim of widespread electoral fraud and manipulation by INEC.
Soludo becomes second ex-CBN governor to emerge state governor
In a related development, Professor Soludo is the second ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor to emerge as a state governor in the country.
The first was Clement Isong, former governor of Cross River state. Isong was CBN governor from 1967 to 1975.
He later became the Cross River governor from 1979 to 1983. Interestingly, it was Soludo who honoured Clement Isong by placing his portrait on the Nigerian N1000 note. Also, Soludo has a Ph.D. in Economics just like Isong did.
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