Anambra 2025: APGA group commences campaign for Soludo’s second-term bid

Members of the former chairmen and women leaders forum of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Anambra State chapter, have commenced campaigns for Governor Charles Soludo’s second term bid, ahead of the 2025 state governorship election.

The forum members drawn from nine wards of Awka constituency 1, described Soludo’s developmental giant stride within the short period in his office as their motivation to drum up support for him. 

They disclosed this when they paid a solidarity visit to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Awka  Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), Hon Ossy Onuko, in his office in Awka, over the weekend.

According to coordinator of the forum, Mr. Ikechukwu Anene, who was the former Chairman APGA, Awka Ward 6 and the current Deputy Chairman of Awka South Local Government Council, Soludo has transformed Awka into a world-class capital city through his human-oriented and infrastructural development revolutions in the state.

Anene noted that Awka has been neglected by previous administrations that have governed the state since its creation in 1991, adding that the current Governor, judging from the feat achieved so far development-wise, no vote will be lost in Awka in the 2025 gubernatorial election. 

He disclosed that the forum was created to ensure that no stone is left unturned in support of the governor, stressing that as the former leaders of the party at the grassroots, they have enormous experience and willpower required to guarantee APGA’s victory in all elections.

Also speaking, the first female ward chairman in Awka South, Mrs. Bridget Okeke, who was the former Chairman of Umuokpu ward 7, hinted that Governor Soludo has made the election a lot easier for party faithful by the good works he’s doing across the state. She appreciated Soludo for appointing a young and vibrant son of Awka, Hon. Ossy Onuko, to be part of his development agenda for Awka capital city. According to her, Awka has never had it this good in many years of its existence as the capital city of the state. 

She said, “Today, Awka has good roads, dual carriageways and lots of heavy infrastructural developments like the world-class recreation center and new Government House ongoing. We are happy that shanties and street trading are being fought fiercely in the city. When you drive through Awka, you feel a lot different now.”

In his remarks, Mr. Alex Chinwuko, the former Chairman of Awka Ward 5, stated that for Soludo to remember the inner city of Awka and rescue them from the menace of flooding, they will be eternally grateful and indebted to him. 

He appreciated the efforts made by the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority to restore sanity and order in the town, assuring of their support and goodwill.

Responding to their various remarks, the ACTDA boss, Hon Ossy Onuko, thanked the group for their sensitivity in acknowledging the good work of Governor Soludo across the state. He noted that Soludo’s administration operates an open-door policy, and he has such a listening ear to the yearning of the people. 

Onuko stressed that Governor Soludo has imprinted his name on the gold of leadership stand in Anambra State hence, needs to be given more works beyond 2025.

Highlight of the event was the installation of Hon. Ossy Onuko, as the first patron of the organisation.