April 11 Poll: 22 gov candidates step down for Ugwuanyi

Rising from a town hall meeting ahead of the April 11 governorship election, a group of 22

gubernatorial hopefuls, under the aegis of Coalition of Political Parties,CPP, yesterday, unanimously adopted Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi,governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Enugu State as the their candidate.

Leader of the coalition, Mr. Afam Ani, said “the governorship candidates had to step down, following the unprecedented acceptance of Ugwuanyi among the electorate.”
In his acceptance speech, Ugwuanyi assured the political parties that he would run an all inclusive government.

He also noted that his administration would consolidate and continue with the polices and programmes of Governor Sullivan Chime’s administration in Enugu State.

The PDP candidate revealed that his administration would ensure that ultra-morden  hospitals were built in the three senatorial zones of the state to serve as a reference point and mitigate medical tourism in the South East geo-policital zone.

Meanwhile, the umbrella body of Igbo socio-cultural group,Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Enugu State chapter, has endorsed the PDP candidate, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as its preferred candidate for the poll.