Ahead of the April 5 Anambra State primary election, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has said that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party did not anoint any of the seven aspirants vying for the party’s ticket.
TheHintsNews reports that the Anambra State 2025 Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee on Monday cleared Paul Chukwuma, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Hon. Nicholas Ukachukwu, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji, Valentine Ozigbo, Johnbosco Onunkwo and Edozie Madu.l for the primary.
Ganduje while speaking at the Anambra stakeholders meeting called by the National leadership of the party onTuesday in Abuja, said the ruling party planned to fix the region into the “national grid” of politics.
He urged the aspirants to rally round whoever emerged the candidate of the party at the end of the primary election.
The national chairman also urged the aspirants not to stereotype anyone and called for support for whoever emerged.
Ganduje noted: “We, members of the National Working Committee, we are just catalysts. Catalysts are not part of the chemical reaction, but we are catalysts.
“We aid, we give an opening environment so that the election, the action will take proper shape. We are not fighting anybody among you. Only what we want is to have one of you that we can put forward.
“It is not easy to get the government from any incumbent. It requires a lot of political calculation. And cooperation is one of them.
“And then we move into other political calculations, which we don’t need to talk about now, because we have not reached the stage yet. So, please, we urge, we beg you. No litigation, no anti-party, no sitting on the fences. And no lukewarm attitude.
“Only what we require is your active participation. All of you will be gainers. All of you will be gainers if we have government in a number of states. You will be fixed to the national grid. As we have been saying, you are now a rural electrification, which is very weak link.
“So, help us to help you. You are all equal as far as we are concerned. You are all our children. All the aspirants.
“So, please, don’t have any stereotype on any of our members concerning this contest. We are all for you. Once one of you emerges, we beg you. Please rally around him and become the foot soldiers, so that we win this election. We don’t want the Andy Uba episode.”
Earlier, Anambra State chairman of the party,, Chief Basil Ejidike commended the National leadership for organising the stakeholders meeting, describing it as a good sign.
He said: “Let it be on record that this is the first time the members of APC and in Anambra states have been called by the National Executive of our party to discuss issues pertaining to election in the States.