Ahead the forthcoming governorship election slated for November 6, 2021 in Anambra State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, as chairman of its National Campaign Committee to lead 22 other governors to campaign for the party.
Other party leaders in the national campaign team include the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege; Deputy Speaker Idris Wase; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva; Senator Orji Uzor Kalu; Senator George Akume; some former governors, Ministers, among many other party chieftains.
Also, in the national campaign committee, Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, will deputise Governor Uzodinma, Governor Babajide Sawo-olu of Lagos State will head finance sub-committee; Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa heads special intervention; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi heads security committee, and Chief Timipre Sylva heads election sub-committee, among others.
In a release personally signed by the chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the party and governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, he said the National Campaign Committee will be inaugurated this Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the national secretariat of APC.
The campaign team is expected to deliver the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Andy Uba, in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election on November 6.
Speaking during the inauguration of the campaign council on Tuesday, Uzodimma promised to deliver Andy Uba, the candidate of APC.
The governor also called for unity amongst the party faithfuls.
He disclosed that the party will sign a contract with NdiAnambra, adding that God’s willing, they shall deliver.
According to Governor Uzodimma; “First is to thank the party for being trusted with this assignment to go and deliver our party in Anambra. I want to on behalf of members of the committee and the leadership of our party that we will work hard to justify the confidence reposed on us today.
“The party has charged us to go and work. And I looked at the list of the membership of this committee, men of integrity and caliber. The party took time to select us whom they have appointed.
“I want to invite all of us who are committee members of our party who in their view think that one way or the other they can clear to make our job easy to please find peace with our council.
“My message is that we are taking the good product of our candidate to Anambra state to win it. We will speak to the people of Anambra state. We will sign a contract with them. And I am sure God’s willing, we shall deliver.
“All I asked of us is to work hard so that this opportunity presented by the gubernatorial election in Anambra state to completely integrate the people of South East into the national polity will be realised.
“We are going there committed. We are going there willing. I have seen a new determination even among our brothers and sisters in Anambra state. And the Almighty God will help us to realise our noble dream. Mr chairman we shall not disappoint you,” the Imo Governor assured.
Speaking on the sideline after the event, he said: “I think the most important thing here is that we have been carefully selected to go and talk to the people of Anambara State to market our candidate, make promises, tell them the programmes the party has for them and preach to them to understand the need of been a member of a national ruling party.
“We will tell them the advantages inherent in such opportunity and convince our people in Anambara State to vote massively for APC,” he said.
On what is giving him confidence that APC will win, he said: “If you look at Nigeria today, you will know that the party to beat is APC because APC has been able to demonstrate amidst global crisis; economic and political crisis that we have the capacity to secure the future of the country.
“They have done by coming out strongly to combat the hostility occasioned by the Boko Haram activities, the issue of banditry, issue of food insecurity, social interventions. This government has done a lot and that is the party to beat. Look around, is there any political party remaining? The only party that is healthy, united today in Nigeria is APC. So, why will you not join a ruling party to be part of the Nigerian projects?” Governor Uzodimma quipped.
