www.odogwublog.com reports that President
Muhammadu Buhari, was excited on Wednesday, when the son of Late Dim
Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu , Ikemba Nnewi , Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Jnr joined the
APC with his supporters.
Buhari
as well appealed to the people of Anambra
state to massively vote Dr Tony Nwoye,
the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 18 election.
Ojukwu’s son said APGA is not an end
but a means hence he is taking after his father who joined the mainstream political
party after his exile assuring that his joining APC would bring good tidings
for the party.
Buhari while wishing Nwoye luck and
raising his hands as the choice candidate of APC ,
said Anambra people would benefit much if the
connect to APC.
Buhari spoke in Awka during the grand finale of the governorship
rally held for the APC governorship candidate in Anambra in Awka
The president said apart from Anambra, the
other states in the South-East would equally gain as a lot of infrastructure
have been earmarked
for construction in the South-East in the next
year’s budget.
Buhari accompanied by 12 APC governors arrived
Dr Alex Ekwueme’s
Square, Awka via Nigeria Force
aircraft mark NAF-540 at about 1.20 pm and departed about 5.25pm.
The rally was attended by crowds of
APC supporters as well as serving national and state lawmakers, ministers,
former governors and litany of APC bigwigs.
Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and
Productivity who spoke at the occasion said APC in Anambra was thorough
in her choice of Nwoye and Dozie Ikedife as guber candidate and deputy for the
Nov.18 election.
Ngige noted
that the massive crowd that took part in the rally was sign that the party is
on ground in Anambra.
``We have toured the nook and
carnies of the state during
our campaign tour we are ready for the
election and the
people are behind APC.
``The other
political parties also in this contest are
only
afraid because they have done nothing to show
the people
that their parties deserve the mandate of
Anambra people again’’, he said.
Ngige, a former
governor of Aanmbra said most of the projects
done by other parties crying wolf of rig are self inflicted defeat which must
not be attributed to APC.
``If your are governor, your reward will come
from the people when you perform well, the roads I built more than 14 years ago
are standing, why the ones they built just yesterday are in bad
shape, yet they want another mandate.
``My position here today is to sign a surety
on behalf of the Nwoye and Ikedife, that the two will not fail our people if voted
into office’’, he said.
Senator Uche Ekwunife was optimistic
that Nwoye will emerge victorious in the 2017 Governorship election on Saturday
because he has all it takes to be the next governor of the state.
The Minister of
Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu who
also spoke said Anambra people should see the visit of Buhari to Awka as a
royal opportunity which should be appreciated with massive support to APC on
Nov.18 election.
``The visit of Buhari to the South-East after
his overseas
trip is mark of love for the Igbo people and
Anambra people,
I appeal to you to return the love by
voting our party on
Saturday’’,
he said.
Others who
spoke were former Senate President, Chief Ken
Nnamani, and billionaire businessman Chief Arthur Eze among
others.
He candidate Nwoye however did not speak at the
rally even to thank his guests.
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Ojukwu’s son , Emeka Jnr joins APC as President Buhari campaigns for Nwoye
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