By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Former Nasarawa Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) Patriots, Anambra, for championing the cause for a transparent election process that will ensure the victory of the party in the forthcoming November 6 Anambra Gubernatorial Election.
The Senator, representing Nasarawa South, gave the commendation during an engagement with the group at the weekend, Spokesman of the group, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, said in a statement issued on Sunday, June 13, 2021.
Ogene said Al-Makura praised the group for raising the consciousness of the party, especially with its insistence on a free, credible and transparent process of choosing the party’s flag bearer.
He added that Al-Makura, an aspirant for the office of the National Chairman of the APC, noted that his ideals align with those of the Patriots, especially as it concerns the enthronement of a transparent process of choosing the party’s candidates in all elective positions.
The statement added that the ex-Governor said this is the time for lovers of the infrastructural revolution of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to come together to protect his legacies.
The Steering Committee of APC Patriots, Anambra, consists of the party’s Deputy Governorship candidate in the 2017 Anambra gubernatorial elections, Dozie Ikedife, as Coordinator and parades three former House of Representatives members; Honourables Emeke Nwogbo, Chizor Obidigwe and Afam Ogene, former National Assembly aspirants in 2019, Mike Mbanefo, Ike Chidolue and Chidi Ogbaji; the party’s zonal youth leader, Olisaemeka Onyeka, and Barrister Chuks Chinwuba, a renowned political strategist, has been in the forefront of ensuring victory for the APC in this year’s Anambra gubernatorial election.
Part of its strategies include the April 27, 2021 Interactive Session which it convoked at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The event was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, all the aspirants, Ministers and leading political figures from the Southeast, including former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.
Earlier, during a scheduled visit to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Ikedife had assured that “if the right things were done, particularly in choosing a flag bearer without rancour, Anambra would be up for the taking, by the APC.”
He reiterated that the party must, as a matter of duty, provide all the aspirants a level playing field so that the most popular out of the lot would emerge.
Responding, the SGF, who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Policy Development and Implementation, Ibrahim Bapetel Hassan, thanked the Patriots for their “selfless commitment in ensuring that the right things are done in the runup to the election.”