Igbo Presidency can only emerge from APC – Oyegun

….Igbo marginalization will stop from Anambra election
….Inaugurates campaign team

Tom Okpe, Abuja
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun has said that the party is the most viable option for any South East person to become president in the near future saying the narrative of the people must change and it must start with Anambra state.

Oyegun, speaking at the party secretariat Abuja yesterday while inaugurating a forty eight member campaign committee for the forth coming governorship election in the state challenged the committee to work and bring the South East into the main stream of Nigerian politics and into the progressive family.

The Chairman challenged the Bauchi state governor, Mohammed Abubakar led committee to mobilize the entire citizens of Anambra state for victory as the state was very important to the party, pointing that a victory for the party in Anambra will help address the cries of marginalization from the south east ego political zone.

“We must change the narrative in the south east and we must start with Anambra because the APC represents the most viable root for any south east person to the presidency of this country”.

Oyegun emphasized that the party recognized the fact that the election will not be a bed of roses in view of the fact that there is an incumbent governor in the state, adding that “if the APC can defeat an incumbent President, we can also defeat an incumbent governor, we have done it before in Kogi and Ondo states”.

He welcome the former Deputy National Chairman to the Modu Sherrif led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cairo Ojuogbo to the party, saying his presence in the committee showed that he has a lot to contribute to the development of the party.

Chairman of the committee and Bauchi state governor, Barrister Mohammed Abubakar in his remarks said though the task given to them was daunting, but recognized the fact that it was necessary to win the Anambra governorship election and bring the zone into the main stream of national politics.

He said there was the need for the party and its members to work for the success of the party in the election, saying that it was necessary to avoid a repeat of the defeat the party suffered during the Senatorial election in Osun state.

He said: “The party should capitalize on the age of the candidate, Tony Nwoye to campaign for a generational shift as his victory will put the youths in a proper political lime light so, the campaign committee will work to bring the state into the fold of the APC”.

Leader of the party in the state and Minister of Labor and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige assured that all the people of the state will work with the committee to ensure victory for the party in the election.

Governors Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi, Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Nasir ElRufai (Kaduna), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) states, Ministers of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Science and Technology and Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu are members of the committee.

Others are former governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Jim Nwobodo and Segun Oni; Bolaji Abdullahi, Senator Osita Izunaso, Babafemi Ojudu, former Speaker of the House of Representative, Agunwa Anaekwe among others.