Anambra: APC appoints Uzodinma, Omo-Agege, 22 others to lead campaign
By Kabir Akintayo
POLITICS DIGEST- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma as chairman, National Campaign Committee to lead 22 other governors to campaign for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state,
Other party leaders in the national campaign team include the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy Speaker Idris Wase, Minister of State for Petroleum Chief Timipre Sylva, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senator George Akume, some former governors, Ministers, among many other party chieftains.
In the national campaign committee, Ebonyi state governor Dave Umahi is the deputy chairman of governor Hope Uzodinma, governor Babajide Sawoolu will head finance sub-committee, governor Abubakar Badaru heads special intervention, governor Yahaya Bello heads security committee and Chief Timipre Sylva heads election sub-committee among others.
Meanwhile, the APC chairman caretaker/extraordinary conventional planning committee, Mai Mala Buni enjoyed the Hope Uzodinma led committee to work as a team so as to achieve success by taken the state from the opposition party.
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The chairman who spoke during the inauguration of the committee on Tuesday at the APC National secretariat, Abuja said “The members of the committee were carefully selected owing to your individual capacities and the believe that you will collectively as a committee deliver the state to the party.
You are enjoined to work as a team and to carry everyone on board. You are also advised to reconcile seeming differences within members of the party which might have arise following the governorship primary, for us to confront the election with a united front”.
He further said that “I have no doubt this powerful committee under the chairmanship of His Excellency Governor Hope Izoduma of Imo state, will do us proud and capture Anambra state to APC.
I am glad to say with sense of satisfaction the growing fortunes of the party in Anambra state and the South East geopolitical zone in general has increased our hope for victory. This will no doubt increase our chance of winning the election with landslide victory”.
Buni also called on the party members and stakeholders to support the committee to achieving success.
“I also wish to call on the officials, party stakeholders and our loyal party members to support the committee in achieving its set target of delivering Anambra state to APC.
To the people of Anambra state, this is an opportunity to belong to the national party, we should all support the committee for a successful assignment for a brighter future and for the good of Anambra state”.