The
Maxi Okwu-led faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has
selected Dr. Chike Obidigbo to fly the party’s flag in the November 16
Anambra State governorship election.
He emerged on Monday, at a special congress of the Okwu faction of APGA in Awka.
Okwu told our correspondent in Enugu
that 450 delegates participated in the exercise that produced Obidigbo
in a contest where he was the sole candidate.
The emergence of Obidigbo came one week
after Chief Wiilie Obiano was selected on August 26 as the party’s flag
bearer by the Chief Victor Umeh led-faction of the party.
Obiano served as an Executive Director of Business Banking at Fidelity Bank.
Reacting to Obidigbo’s emergence, the
Chairman of the Screening Committee, Chief Chris Eze, said that the
party had come out with a most qualified and well known candidate.
Chief Sunday Obasaha, Officer in-charge
of the exercise, had called for nomination, and Mr. Victor Ndu from Ward
11 Onitsha North nominated Obidigbo and was seconded by Mr. Joseph
Umeze from Ward 1 Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state.
Obidigbo was returned unopposed with
450 votes and was also handed the party’s flag by Okwu, who commended
the delegates for the large turnout.
Okwu said that Obidigbo had been elected
its flag bearer and also expressed the confidence that he (Obidigbo)
would win the governorship election on November 16.
He said, “Obidigbo will take over the
mantle from Governor Peter Obi. It is my honour to present the flag to
you to fly it high.”
On arrival in Enugu, Obidigbo said that
APGA was one indivisible political party, and commended Obi for the good
job he had done to lift the state to enviable height.
He urged the party members from various
wards, who turned out to select him, to go home and work harder to
deliver the party at the election.
“I will not disappoint the electorates if voted to take over from Obi from March 2014,” Obidigbo stated.
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