The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduja has said that All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has dislocated Anambra State, advising that the 2025 governorship election in the state would be an opportunity for the state to redeem itself.
Speaking during a colloquium organized by APC in Nnewi with the theme, ‘De-marginalization of South East and integration into national politics’ and powered by the Senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Ganduje described as unacceptable a situation where Anambra, with the quality of people it has produced, would be missing when national politics and other things that follow are being discussed.
According to him, marginalization being shouted in the South East was as a result of miscalculations by the people, adding however that Imo and Ebonyi states have seen the need to join the ruling party at the center.
He stated that it is the political miscalculation that has kept Anambra State in political dislocation, adding that it would continue to be so until the state dumps APGA, like the people of the South West did after realizing that Alliance for Democracy, AD, would not lead them to the center.
Ganduje said, “We are here for the South East colloquium, but I prefer to speak about Anambra where we are. Igbo are part of ingredients of national integration as they are the most travelled and most enterprising people in Nigeria. They are creative, innovation, competitive and this is the basis of Nigerian economy today.
“Anambra is not making the progress needed because it has remained in APGA which is the only state it controls. Anambra has had Peter Obi, Willie Obiano and now Soludo, all from APGA as its governors, and that is 18 years of political dislocation for this state.
” Anambra needs to join the ruling political party and the people will be happy and better for it. Why should Anambra continue to live in isolation? If there have been superlative performances on that isolated platform it would have been a different thing. This is a vivid case of selfish politics.
“Other states have joined APC, but Anambra’s refusal to connect to the center has denied her people the infrastructure and other benefits. You have to be in the table to negotiate what comes to you and if you are not on the table, no one will speak for you. “Anambra is the only place where APGA is in government and the party has refused to grow.
