Anambra 2025: APC chieftain vows to unseat Soludo

The Anambra State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Basil Ejidike, has insisted that the get together will defeat the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, within the November 8, 2025 governorship election.

Ejidike claimed that this was as a result of Soludo had failed to guard the lives and property of the folks of the state.

He mentioned the governor and his get together, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, have failed the folks and don’t deserve a second time period.

He acknowledged this in Oba, Idemili South Native Authorities Space of the state, on Monday, whereas receiving a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Ejike Madunagu, who decamped to APC.

The APC chairman, represented by the state Assistant Secretary, Chief Sam Oraegbunam, urged Anambra voters to vote out APGA within the forthcoming governorship election within the state.

He mentioned, “So within the face of the insecurity scenario that’s threatening the folks within the state, the second tenure depends upon efficiency within the first tenure, however the governor has failed in his first tenure. Have a look at the extent of killings, however the governor by no means cares.

“We learnt that two of the suspects concerned within the killing of the lawmaker representing Onitsha South 1, late Justice Azuka have escaped. That is an unsightly story. So, we can’t proceed to be complaining.

“Allow us to vote APC come November 8 for all this insecurity and monetary imposition on us to cease. Many of the South-East states are APC as a result of APGA is an area get together not recognised on the nationwide degree. Anambra is the centre of South-East and we now have to get dividends of democracy from the APC-led authorities all the way down to the South-East zone.”

He described the decamped as an enormous fish whose presence in APC is not going to solely garner extra votes for the get together in Oba ward, the place he hails from but additionally the native authorities, state and by extension nationwide as he has his enterprise, Juliemon Property administration, in Abuja, Awka and Oba.

In his personal contribution, the APC zonal chairman (central), Augustine Muomaife, mentioned, “We wish to be on the centre, Anambra is backward due to APGA. Politics is a automobile and the motive is to hold you to your vacation spot.

“Now we have to hitch APC, it’s Federal may, you may’t problem Federal Authorities, in 2027 5 governors will decamp to APC. We’re severe to win this governorship election to have our personal share of the nationwide cake. Discuss from now to tomorrow with out belonging to APC no one will hearken to you.”

In his response, the APGA decampee, Ejike Madunagu, recommended the APC state chairman the exco members and different get together members for locating him worthy to be admitted as an APC member and pledged to not disappoint them.

Madunagu mentioned, “I decamped from APGA to APC due to the insecurity scenario within the state. Lives and property are now not secure and my enterprise, Juliemon Property is in Abuja, Awka and Oba, however as a result of APGA management couldn’t help my enterprise, I resolved to hitch the nationwide get together, APC-led Federal Authorities.

“With my entrance into APC, undoubtedly I’ll present dividends of democracy from the nationwide degree to the state. APGA doesn’t have the Federal may to do that and I’ve no remorse leaving APGA to hitch a nationwide get together.”

Earlier, the APC Oba ward 1, chairman, Okwudili Maduemesia, expressed satisfaction with the defection of Ejike from APGA to APC describing him as an enormous fish who will appeal to extra folks to the get together in Oba.

“With Ejike’s presence, we’re positive of victory in Oba. He’s a person of the folks and we’re glad he has joined us. He’s a philanthropist and loves progress wherever he’s.

“The current insecurity scenario within the state is alarming. Through the rainfall final evening, three folks had been kidnapped right here in Oba.”

A lady chief in Ward 1, Chukwuka Ogochukwu, mentioned, “We’d like folks in APC, it’s the get together to beat and I’m positive we’ll get to Agu Awka, Govt Home) by November 8 this 12 months.

“With the presence of Ejike in our Ward 1, we’re positive of victory for APC and his going to Abuja is for our personal good. We thank all for bringing him into APC, he’s an enormous fish.”