By Charles Igbo
Dr. Valentine Ozigbo was, in the early hours of Sunday, 6th April, given the worst beating of his political life.
He was mercilessly knocked out of the All Progressives Congress’ Governorship Primaries by businessman, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu.
Ukachukwu scored a total of 1,455 votes to Ozigbo’s miserable 67 votes which placed him on a very distant second place.
Until recently when he shocked many by decamping to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ozigbo was of the Labour Party, LP, and a strong ally of its Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Elections, Peter Obi. Ozigbo was its Governorship Candidate and was roundly beaten by the incumbent, Professor Charles Soludo.
A few days after joining the APC, he picked its Governorship Primaries forms, confirming it was the reason for which he left. He then surprised many by visiting President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo to present the forms to her.
Just before the APC Primaries, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, owner, United Nigeria Airline, Paul Chukwuma and Chukwuma Umeoji, withdrew from the race citing “no confidence” in the process.
The Primaries of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and LP, had, earlier, produced incumbent Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo and George Moghalu, respectively, as their flag bearers.
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