PDP Loses Gov. Ugwuanyi To Tinubu; APC Candidate Claims Ugwuanyi, Soludo Working For Him; Ikpeazu Awaited

By Charles Igbo

The Presidential Candidate  of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that the Governors of Enugu and Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Charles Soludo are working with him for his Presidential success.

The Candidate, also, said that Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, is being awaited. And confirmed what has been public knowledge that Senator Chimaroke Nnamani is, also, working for him.

All the named persons, except Soludo are of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Soludo is of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,  APGA, which “anonymous” Presidential candidate is a retired Judge,  The Honourable Justice Umeadi.

Josef Onoh, a Spokesman of the APC Presidential Candidate in the South-east, made these disclosures in Enugu on Sunday. Onoh is a son of a former Governor of Anambra State, Christian Onoh.

He acknowledged Governor Ugwuanyi as Tinubu’s “latest partner in progress.”

According to reports, Onoh heaped praises on Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Charles Soludo of Anambra State for showing the way.

Said Onoh: “We must commend Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Engr Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Charles Soludo of Anambra State.

“These three Governors have come to realise that political  affinities are borne out of mutual ‘you rub my back and I’d rub yours’ scenario.

“I also commend Chimaroke Nnamani and our latest partner in progress, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.

“We await Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State to take a stand, let’s all pursue a full loaf of bread for the South-east together.”

Tinubu, during his Presidential rally in Enugu State a few days ago, had promised the South-east a slice of bread.

Both Ugwuanyi and Ikpeazu are members of the five PDP Governors who have been at loggerheads with the National Leadership of the Party, as represented by Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu and the Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.  The other members are the leader, Nyesom Wike, Rivers, Samuel Ortom, Benue, and Seyi Makinde, Oyo. They vowed not to work for Atiku’s Presidential success unless Ayu steps down as National Chairman in favour  of a Southerner. They insist it is a breach of the Party’s Constitution for both the Chairman and the Presidential Candidate of the Party to come from the same Region – North.

They asked their Party members in their States to wait for their Presidential choice.

The problem started when Atiku beat Wike to a second place in the Party’s Presidential Primary. He and his group hold Ayu responsible for Wike’s loss.

Given the benefit of hindsight, Ugwuanyi seems to have always been with Tinubu. When Tinubu flagged off his Presidential Campaign in Ebonyi State, the Speaker of the Enugu House of Assembly was there – apparently with the endorsement of the Governor. Not to forget the fact that Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, a close political ally of Ugwuanyi, has, for months been publicly, vigorously, campaigning for Tinubu. The Senator’s name initially appeared as a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, but was removed later, with a claim it was “a mistake.”