The All Progressives Grand Alliance has replied to the Nationwide Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, over his feedback that Anambra State has remained politically dislocated from the centre by remaining in APGA.
The Nationwide Publicity Secretary of APGA, Ejimofor Opara, who reacted to the remark by Ganduje mentioned Anambra, although a minority get together, has remained higher than most states which declare to have related to the centre.
Ganduje, in the course of the South-East APC colloquium held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday, mentioned Anambra will not be making the anticipated progress as a result of it has remained in APGA and has additionally refused to connect with the centre.
The APC chairman additionally famous that former governors who dominated Anambra State beneath APGA ended up leaving the APGA after ruling the state, which, based on him, additional demonstrated that the get together had no bearing in nationwide significance.
The colloquium was organised by the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
However in a response on Saturday, Opara berated Ganduje, saying that his actions in Kano as governor have been among the causes Kano selected a governor from the New Nigeria Folks’s Social gathering.
Opara mentioned, “First, I’m wondering the extent of progress Kano State made beneath Ganduje’s APC that resulted in a revolutionary and historic rejection of the get together by the folks in 2023 because the folks opted as a substitute to vote for the NNPP and have been able to stake their lives to defend their votes.
“Ganduje ought to perceive that the South-East and Ndi Anambra specifically are extra excited about why Kano State, after him, determined en masse to disconnect from the APC-controlled centre.
“Effectively, the APC is non-existent in Anambra, I’m certain Ganduje himself is aware of this for a truth. Once more, the continued existence of APGA in Anambra is performance-based.
“Anambra, and certainly the South-East is APGA land. There isn’t any doubt about this, and even the place the area decides to barter a handshake with the Centre, the APC has confirmed to not be such a viable various. I sincerely hope that Ganduje will search to see that which isn’t hidden than choosing deliberate ignorance.”
He added, “From Peter Obi to Willie Obiano and now Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra has remained on a trajectory of progressive progress, and it is for that reason even a political neophyte would state with out double checking that Ganduje was both chatting with impress his host or he’s sincerely blind to the information.
“Anambra beneath APGA has remained a state of many firsts, and in current instances the state beneath the Soludo authorities has gained many awards.
“Recall that Anambra has gained the award because the state with greatest deployed ICT, and Anambra State ICT Company beneath Mr Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata gained that award. Anambra has additionally been named because the state with the least out-of-school kids report.
“If all these awards are what it takes to be disconnected from the centre, then Anambra will gladly stay disconnected.”
Opara added that it’s appalling {that a} political get together that proposed a colloquium turned it right into a political rally and ended up conducting a major election, the place the host senator, Ifeanyi Ubah was declared the candidate of the get together within the subsequent election.
