The Governor of Imo State, Hope
Uzodimma, on Monday, said, the All Progressives Congress was preparing to
receive more opposition party governors after the defection of his Ebonyi State
counterpart, David Umahi, in a couple of days.
He said this while speaking to
journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Chairman of the
Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC,
Governor Mai Mala Buni, and other members of the committee, at the APC National
Secretariat, Abuja.
Uzodinma further explained that
he was at the party secretariat to contribute his quota to the party’s strategy
towards ensuring victory for its candidates in the December 5 Senatorial
bye-election.
The APC is contesting the Imo
North Senatorial district election where two aspirants are laying claim to the
party’s ticket – Frank Ibizem and Senator Ifianyi Ararume.
The Imo state governor told
reporters, “If you recall when I addressed you here a couple of months ago, I
told you that the moment I resume Office in Imo State as the Governor, that the
impression and the perception of our party in South East will change and the
resultant effect will be that more credible individuals and Governors will even
join the party.
“Today I am being vindicated
because we are hearing it and I’m sure a few hours from now we get a
confirmation that one of our best will be joining the party and (he) is the
Governor of Ebonyi State. Of course, I will be very glad and it will be my joy
to welcome a Governor and more Governors, not only him, we are still talking
more Governors to join.
“APC is the ruling party and for
the interest of national integration and cohesion, Imo and South-East, indeed,
needs to become part and parcel of the ruling party to make the Nigerian
project a complete project.”
Speaking about his visit to the
APC secretariat, he said, “I’m at the headquarters of our great party to meet
with the critical stakeholders and officers of our party as to the status and
going on of events in our great party and I had a private audience with the
National Chairman and some members of the NWC (Caretaker) and also to be able
to touch base with our preparedness for the upcoming bye-election.
“Of course, you know any moment
from now there will be a Senatorial bye-election in Imo State, Imo North
Senatorial District and I think our party is prepared, in Imo too we are
prepared. APC is the party to beat in Imo State.
“The most important thing is APC
to win the election. The party has an internal mechanism of confirming who the
candidate is. The Supreme Court has said it, the Electoral Act has said it.
Every party has the right and it is only the party that sponsors a candidate.
Of course, we have our candidate, there are some few legal issues going on. I
don’t want to go into that now because the matter is pending in court is
sub-judice but at the end of the day we have a candidate.”
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