By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – The member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo in the House of Representatives, Hon Chris Azubogu has rejected his appointment as a Zonal Director of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council for the November 6, Anambra governorship election.
Azubogu, in a statement made available to 365Daily, on Monday said he got wind of the information on social media of being listed alongside some notable individuals in the state.
He said he had no inputs and lacks the required connections in the southern Senatorial zone where he was named a Zonal director of the campaign.
The three –term member of the House of Representatives, who was also an aspirant at the party’s primary election that saw the emergence of Valentine Ozigbo, added that he was focused and engaging intensively with various levels of government on the development and consolidation of some projects in his constituency, hence had no luxury of extra time to spare.
The statement reads below:
DISCLAIMER!
Engr Chris Emeka Azubogu’s attention has been drawn to the publication circulating on Social Media with the title: PDP UNVEIL HIGH-POWERED ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP CAMPAIGN COUNCIL COMPRISING Obi, Oduah, Udeh, Obiogbolu, AZUBOGU, Okwenna, Others.
In the said publication, Engr. Azubogu was mentioned to be in charge of Anambra South Senatorial Zone campaign as Zonal Director of the Campaign.
We wish to state as follows:
(1) Engr Chris Emeka Azubogu was not consulted before the said composition of Campaign Council and was surprised to see his name as the Zonal Director for the said Campaign.
(2) Let it be known that Azubogu had no input in the said campaign council, not even in the said zone he was mentioned to be in charge.
(3) We wish to state that the quintessential lawmaker, otherwise called ‘MR. PROJECT’ is currently focusing on how to sustain efforts to bridge infrastructural gap through strategic engagements with all levels of Government, especially the Federal Government. Hence, is seriously pursuing the completion of some of the following projects: Nnewi Industrial Park project, situated at Unubi/Akwaihedi/Uga; Oba/Amichi/Uga/Okigwe Road; as well as pressing home the need for Gas Infrastructure and other key infrastructure that will help to stimulate growth.
(4) In view of these, Engr Chris Azubogu therefore, wishes to withdraw himself from the said Campaign Council to enable him focus on critical engagements that will protect the development interests of his constituents.
Signed:
AZUBOGU Media Office.