Osinbajo: APC’ll Win Anambra in 2021
Vice
President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has predicted that the
All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the 2021 governorship election
in Anambra State.
Osinbajo who was in Awka, Anambra State capital
for a roundtable interactive session organised by the state chapter of
the party told party members who had complained bitterly of neglect and
abandonment by the federal government that their problem in the state
was lack of unity.
He
said, “What you lack is unity. I am not here to talk to you as a
politician but to tell you the truth that will help move this party
forward in the state.
“Anambra
APC must move forward. How come Anambra performed so low in the 2019
election? You were the second lowest in the presidential election.
How
come we do not even have a House of Assembly member from APC in
Anambra, yet we have a lot of landmark projects in the state?
“You
are not united in Anambra and that is the problem. It will be a waste
of time if you are not united. You must start now to show commitment to
the party. Dr. Tony Nwoye came second during the last governorship
election, and what that means is that if you had pushed a little
further, APC would have won.
“As
we approach 2021 for another governorship election, we must move to
another level by having an APC governor here. We will do it,” Osinbajo
assured members of the party.
Earlier,
the state acting chairman of the party, Mr. Basil Ejidike had expressed
the displeasure of members of the party, saying that even though the
party was the ruling party at the centre, its members were in hardship.
He
condemned the recent appointment of a known member of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Hon. Anayo Nebe by the Speaker, Rt.
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as an aide, when there were several capable hands
in the party.
He
said, “The party in Anambra has been unfairly treated in the past and
we believe that this visit will improve the fortunes of the party.
“Appointing Nebe who had opposed APC policies and led series of onslaught against the party is aimed at stalling our survival.
We view this appointment as not being fair.
“It may interest you to know that the APC government school feeding programme
has been hijacked, same for the NPower programmes and many others. We
humbly appeal that a special intervention scheme be worked out for the
state, especially now that the governorship election is around the
corner.”
He
called on the federal government to come to the aid of the party and
help her to take the state in the coming governorship election.
Other
members of the party who spoke, includes Hon. Fort Dike, a former
member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Olisa Onyeka, Deputy National
Youth Leader of the party and others who also spoke called on the
federal government to give the party attention, instead of opposition
political parties who were working to romance the ruling party.
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