2023: New Twist as Anambra APC Disowns Ngige, Declares Massive Support for Tinubu
- Reactions have continued to trail Chris Nigige's comment regarding his preferred presidential candidate
- This time around, the Anambra chapter of the ruling APC has turned their back on the Minister of Labour and Employment Ngige, for not supporting Bola Tinubu
- The APC in the southeastern state has started grassroots mobilisation and support for the victory of its presidential candidate in the forthcoming polls
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state has slammed minister of labour and employment Chris Ngige over his position on the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi.
The party on Sunday in a statement disowned the minister for declining to publicly endorse Tinubu on national television ahead of the 2023 general election, The Nation reported.
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In a statement personally signed by Anambra chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike, the party in the state dissociated itself from Ngige’s comments and declared their support for Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kassim Shetimma.
Ejidike said:
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“Ngige never said he represented the party during the interview and whatever he said was personal and does not reflect the position of the party in Anambra State.”
Ejidike added that the Anambra APC will work hard to give Tinubu a surprising result at the polls against all odds, adding that Ngige only spoke in his capacity, Vanguard report added.
Buhari's minister under fire for not declaring support for Tinubu
Murtala Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has berated Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, for his recent comment on the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Ngige had, in a TV interview, declined to answer when he was asked whether he would endorse Tinubu or back Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
The labour minister described the question as “difficult”, saying both of them are his friends and his "choice will be in the ballot box."
2023: 3 Reasons Peter Obi has an edge over Tinubu, Atiku, Kwankwaso
Legit.ng earlier reported that analysis has shown that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has some potential that gives him an edge over other aspirants.
Some of these potentials included issue-based campaigns, talking to the youths, and good antecedents, which some of his opponents are yet to talk about.
However, despite Obi's moves, some northern political statisticians, including Kwankwaso, have predicted he cannot win the north, a voting bloc in the Nigeria election.
Source: Legit.ng
