Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Former member representing Abuja Municipality in the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ukachukwu, on Wednesday met with the executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State.
The former lawmaker had earlier in the week registered in his ward,
Orsumenyi, Nnewi South Local Government Area as a member of the APC.
While presenting himself to the executives, Ukachukwu said that his
intentions to contest in the Anambra guber race in November, were no longer a
rumour
He said, “I am here so that you can hear from the horses mouth that I am
contesting for the position of governor of Anambra State.
“I have been to my ward, my local government area, my zone to tell the
executive that I’m vying for governor, and now I’m here to tell the state
executive the same thing.
“Truly truly, I’m contesting for governor. I’m someone who loves party
loyalty. I have been supporting the party even before I declared interest to
contest. I want to tell you all that what APC needs is a candidate that is very
well recognized in every part of the state. You need someone who you can trust
with power, and I’m that man.
“My brother (Ifeanyi) Ubah was already on this journey (governorship
bid), he first met me to run for governor, he said he would not like to contest
against me because of my contribution to his election into Senate. He told me
he had made some investments to run, but if I’m running, he will not run. But I
told him since he had made such investments, let him continue and I will not
run against him.
“Now that he is no more, I have decided to run. I want to complete what
my younger brother started.”
Speaking on President Bola Tinubu’s performance, Ukachukwu said: “Tinubu
is a shrewd businessman, and he is running Nigeria like a business. He is
putting investments in the right direction, it may not be beneficial now but in
due turn it will be.
“It is like a farmer who planted yams and has no food to eat in the mean
time, that does not mean that he is poor, but he is hoping that in the next
harvest season, there will be plenty of food. After all these investments that
Tinubu is making, there will be abundance in the future.
“It is the same way want to run Anambra like a business. We have other
aspirants, there are all worthy sons of Anambra, but I want to beg you to trust
me with your votes and I will not disappoint.”
He assured members of the party that he was fully prepared for the
contest and will put in anything that can help ensure that APC forms the next
government of the state. He also assured that he would do one term to complete
the eight-year term of the Anambra South zone.
He added that the ruling party in the state, All Progressives Grand
Alliance, APGA, has only been succeeding in winning election in the state
because of infighting members of major opposition in the state, assuring that
if the APC came together, it would root out APGA.
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