APGA Anambra Senatorial Primaries: All Eyes On Battleground Districts-Anambra Central And Anambra North
By Uche Nworah, Ph.D
Anambra state has three senatorial districts – Anambra South, Anambra Central and Anambra North.
Presently Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of YPP represents Anambra South, Senator Iyom Uche Ekwunife of PDP represents Anambra Central, while Senator Stella Oduah, formally of APC, now of PDP, represents Anambra North.
Anambra has remained an APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance) state for the past 16 years, having produced successive governors in the state, and also by APGA always producing majority of the House of Assembly members. The party doesn’t fare too well in National Assembly elections in the state.
APGA produced Senator Victor Umeh as the Senator representing Anambra Central only for a brief period in 2018. The party will feel that it should fare better in the coming Senatorial elections in the state.
To achieve this, it has to field formidable candidates in the 2023 elections to battle the incumbents.
As the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) conducts its primaries in the state today, Saturday, 28th May, 2022, all eyes will be on two particular districts mainly, Anambra Central and Anambra North. This is because of the political gladiators slugging it out for the party’s tickets.
Political watchers are predicting lots of surprises as none of the aspirants is conceding any inch to each other. Here are the aspirants;
Anambra Central
(1) Senator Victor Umeh (Native of Aguluuzoigbo. An experienced politician, former National Chairman of APGA, former Senator representing Anambra Central)
(2) Hon. Dozie Nwankwo (Native of Enugwu-Ukwu. Youthful but experienced in the politics of Anambra state. In-law to APC Presidential aspirant and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi. Two – term House of Representatives member for Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha Federal Constituency)
(3) Hon. Uzuegbunam Okagbue (Native of Umunachi. Youthful and highly regarded as the dark horse in the race having not contested for any elective position in the past. He was Chief of Protocol and Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Willie Obiano for 8 years)
Anambra North
(1) Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano (Native of Ogbunike but married to the immediate past Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano of Aguleri)
(2) Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta (Awkuzu – born former investment banker, sports administrator and technocrat. A former gubernatorial aspirant in the state in 2013. Served as Commissioner for Information under Governor Willie Obiano)
(3) Chief Primus Odili (Native of Aguleri. Served Governor Willie Obiano in different capacities notably as his Chief of Staff).
Anambra South
(1) Hon. Chris Azubuogu (Native of Nnewi. Known as ‘Mr Projects’ in political circles. A 3-term member of the Federal House of Representatives
(2) Hon. Ben Nwankwo (Native of Akpu. A former member of the Federal House of Representatives)
(3) Nze Sullivan Akachukwu Nwankpo (Native of Okija. He was a former gubernatorial aspirant in 2021 in the state, and former Secretary of Subsidy Re-Investment Programme (Sure-P) under President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan).
(4) Chief Emma Onodugo Nwachukwu (A native of Ukpo, and former President General of Ukpo Improvement Union)
What’s your predictions?
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