The National Coordinator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, has urged the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Dr Tony Nwoye, to stop using Justina Azuka, widow of slain Anambra lawmaker Justice Azuka, to advance his 2027 political ambitions.
In a statement on Saturday, Obigwe alleged that Senator Nwoye was backing Mrs. Azuka’s candidacy in the August 16, 2025, bye-election for Onitsha North Constituency 1 as part of a broader plan to consolidate his political influence ahead of the next general elections.
According to him, the senator’s support for Mrs. Azuka—widow of the late lawmaker who represented the constituency—was not purely charitable, but a calculated political move.
“Some people may see what he is doing for her as an act of help, but it is nothing more than an attempt to secure control of the constituency.
This sympathy strategy is designed to win the bye-election and position himself strongly for 2027,” Obigwe said.
He further alleged that Mrs. Azuka, despite being new to legislative politics, was being heavily financed to secure victory in the upcoming election.
Obigwe expressed confidence that voters in the constituency would see through the strategy and “resist any deceptive political games” at the polls.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has nominated Mrs. Azuka as its candidate for the bye-election.
The Labour Party (LP), which her late husband represented in the House of Assembly, has in sympathy decided not to field a candidate, in solidarity with the widow.
Justice Azuka was kidnapped on the eve of Christmas and later found dead, with his remains dumped in a bush.
The August 16 bye-election was necessitated by his death.
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