The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the mission of winning Anambra governorship election in 2025 was already concluded.
Anambra APC chairman, Hon. Basil Ejidike disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of Anambra consultative council.
He said convening the meeting was a sure way of fostering unity, bonding and fraternal understanding, for the overall benefit of the APC.
He urged party stakeholders to begin to draw up strategies that would enable the party to collectively confront the task of taking over the seat of governance in Anambra Sta come, 2025.
Ejidike stated: “It is pertinent to reiterate that the party has a target; which is to take over the Agu Awka Government House this time around. In other words, all hands must be on deck, especially in this Council, which is a boardroom of sorts, for incubation of ideas for the good and benefit of the party.”
He noted that the Council would in the course of discharging its duties and responsibilities, meet every other month (bimonthly), at a designated neutral venue as arranged by any member, who wishes to host the Council.
Ejidike added that the host-member should also provide entertainment for members, saying that meetings should not hold at the private apartments of the host or any member of the Council.
This, he said, was to show the neutrality and impartial disposition of this Council of elders.
Ejidike stated: “Actualising this mission of the party is majorly dependent on this Consultative Council. The party, with the inauguration holding today, has entrusted the role of driving this ambition on you.
“Looking at the composition, and membership of this Council, the party is convinced that the mission of securing the seat of government in Agu Awka, come 2025, for the APC is already a concluded issue, and a done deal. Please, do not betray this confidence reposed in you by the party.”
“Securing the seat of government in Agu Awka, come 2025, for the APC is already a concluded issue, and a done deal. Please, do not betray this confidence reposed in you by the party.”
Earlier, the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has said that the ruling party cannot continue to allow Anambra State to remain on the sidelines of Nigerian politics.
He said he believed that the meeting was part of the strategy by the State APC to re-organise and unite party members in preparation for the forthcoming 2025 governorship election.
The chairman pointed out that the strategic nature of Anambra in the South East, and by extension Nigeria, makes it expedient for the state to join the center.
Ganduje stressed that he was convinced that those in attendance have the capacity and ability to deliver APC in the upcoming election.
He stated: “I assure you of the national headquarters’ support towards the party in Anambra in the 2025 gubernatorial election.
“That election is crucial to the party and the government at the center because Anambra deserves to be at the mainstream of Nigeria’s politics.
“We cannot continue to allow Anambra to remain on the sidelines of Nigerian politics, hence the need for all to work in unison for the actualization of this mission.”