APGA condemned Ganduje's remarks about Anambra state

In response to Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, who claimed that Anambra State’s membership in APGA has kept it politically isolated from the center, the All Progressives Grand Alliance has responded.

In response to Ganduje’s remark, APGA National Publicity Secretary Ejimofor Opara stated that Anambra, despite being a minority party, has managed to hold its own against most states that assert to have ties to the center.

At the South-East APC colloquium on Friday in Nnewi, Anambra State, Ganduje stated that Anambra is not progressing as planned because it has refused to link with the center and has remained in APGA.

The APC chairman added that previous governors of Anambra State under the APGA eventually quit the party after serving as state leaders, thus proving the party’s lack of significance to the country.

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represents the Anambra South Senatorial District, organized the colloquium.

However, Opara chastised Ganduje in a response on Saturday, claiming that some of the reasons Kano selected a governor from the New Nigeria People’s Party was due to his actions while serving as governor.

Opara said, “First, I wonder the level of progress Kano State made under Ganduje’s APC that resulted in a revolutionary and historic rejection of the party by the people in 2023 as the people opted instead to vote for the NNPP and were ready to stake their lives to defend their votes.

“Ganduje should understand that the South-East and Ndi Anambra in particular are more interested in why Kano State, after him, decided en masse to disconnect from the APC-controlled centre.

“Well, the APC is non-existent in Anambra, I am sure Ganduje himself knows this for a fact. Again, the continued existence of APGA in Anambra is performance-based.

“Anambra, and indeed the South-East is APGA land. There is no doubt about this, and even where the region decides to negotiate a handshake with the Centre, the APC has proven not to be such a viable alternative. I sincerely hope that Ganduje will seek to see that which is not hidden than opting for deliberate ignorance.”

He added, “From Peter Obi to Willie Obiano and now Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra has remained on a trajectory of progressive growth, and it is for this reason even a political neophyte would state without double checking that Ganduje was either speaking to impress his host or he is sincerely ignorant of the facts.

“Anambra under APGA has remained a state of many firsts, and in recent times the state under the Soludo government has won many awards.

“Recall that Anambra has won the award as the state with best deployed ICT, and Anambra State ICT Agency under Mr Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata won that award. Anambra has also been named as the state with the least out-of-school children record.

“If all these awards are what it takes to be disconnected from the centre, then Anambra will gladly remain disconnected.”