APGA Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa, during an interview on Arise TV on Monday afternoon,  Lagos, insisted that the party’s alignment with President Tinubu-led APC was driven by the ideology of the party and national interest. He added that as a Progressive, APGA would not field a presidential candidate in 2027.

This development strengthens the stand of the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who has also declared his support for the re-election of President Tinubu in the 2027 general election, stating that he has no regrets. He described the president as a friend and trusted ally and advised other presidential hopefuls to reconsider their ambitions.

“Tinubu is my friend, and I want him to win a second term. I am unapologetic about that,” he said.

The governor noted that the stance aligned with the party’s position in the 2023 elections, when APGA did not present a presidential candidate but supported the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer.

According to him, the decision should not be viewed as anti-party activity but as a strategic collaboration aimed at promoting governance and development. Soludo said his administration had maintained a strong working relationship with the federal government, adding that the President had been supportive of Anambra State since assuming office in 2023.

He explained that APGA’s priority remained strengthening its influence at the state and regional levels while backing a presidential candidate it considered capable of delivering at the national level.

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Ekpa was arrested in Finland along with four others for alleged terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing in Nigeria.

Speaking in Awka, the governor disclosed that before he became governor, eight local government areas in the state were being controlled by gunmen.

Soludo recalled that: “Kidnapping is not new, my father had been kidnapped as far back as 2009. GU Okeke, Pokobros and many others have fallen victim too.

“They killed policemen and collected guns, attacked and burnt down police stations and went into the bush to label themselves liberators.

“We recovered the eight local government areas that were under siege. These gangs claim to be Biafra freedom fighters. IPOB has dissociated themselves from it, but one Simon Ekpa has continued kidnapping for ransom.

“With a culture that celebrates wealth without craft, even the kidnappers amongst us are now celebrated. Idolatry which these criminals have converted to have become the fastest growing religion in the South-East. Nothing is sacred to them anymore.”

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Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Before clinching the party’s ticket, he governed Anambra from 2006 to 2014.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Soludo said he is not aware of any investment in the state by any of his predecessors.

“I think there was something I read about somebody speculating about whatever investment. With what I’ve seen today, the value of those investments is worth next to nothing. So, let’s leave that aside,” the governor said.

The governor also spoke on his administration’s plans for the people of Anambra State, noting that over 5,000 teachers in the state will get their employment letters in a few days.

He stated, “We are handing out employment letters to more than 5, 000 teachers to end an era of schools without teachers.

“We are going to have 240 plus doctors and consultants to man our general hospitals, so if you look at the five fingers approach of our programs we designed our budget to keep our eyes on the ball.”

The governor’s remarks came after he presented the N258.97 billion 2023 budget to the House of Assembly chambers in Awka.

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The Governorship election in Anambra state is slated for November 6, 2021.

Chukwuma Soludo won 749 votes to defeat three other contestants. There were
792 delegates at the Dora Akunyili Conference Centre, Awka, venue of the election.

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