Enugu guber: APGA adopts PDP candidate, Ugwuanyi

The Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) governorship candi­date in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s electoral fortunes increased at the weekend, as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) adopted him as its gubernatorial candidate for the February 28 election.

The state chairman of APGA , Chief Okechukwu Nkolagu, who disclosed this during a press briefing at the party’s state secretariat, said it would have been an effort in futility if APGA fielded any other candidate to run for the governorship other than Ug­wuanyi.

He said that his party’s choice of Ugwuanyi was predicated on his track record of performance, adding that APGA was convinced that with the PDP candidate as the next governor of Enugu State, the future of the people of the state would be guaranteed and secured.

Nkolagu stated that APGA was cautious of those emerg­ing as governorship candi­dates in the state, disclosing that there was a surge by aspirants who wanted to use the party platform to contest the governorship election, but they were turned down.

“Rather we tried to distill for an aspirant that will com­mand the influence of the ma­jority of the people of the state and one, who would also be capable of enthroning a better governance in the state.

“I have the pleasure to in­form you that the search was rigorous, but at the end, the party settled to adopt Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburug­buru) as its governorship can­didate for the February 28, 2015 gubernatorial election in Enugu State,” Nkolagu said.

The APGA chairman noted that the adoption of the PDP candidate was in line with the national party’s adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan for president.

“We, therefore, enjoy all our party members, supporters and admirers of APGA in the state to help, work for and de­liver Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the next governor of Enugu State. We have no doubt in our mind that he will take Enugu State to a greater pros­perity and achieve a secured future for the state,” he said.

He, however, said APGA would only concede to the PDP the presidential and governorship slot and urged the people of the state to vote for APGA candidates in the national and state assembly elections where they have fielded candidates.

Nkolagu disclosed that APGA in the state fielded candidates for the three sena­torial seats, five House of Representatives slots and 11 House of Assembly constitu­encies.