Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has denied
rumours making the rounds in the social media that he has dumped the All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA for a yet to be named political party,
describing it as falsehood.
This was contained in a press release early Friday morning,
debunking report that an all night meeting held by the 21 local government area
chairmen at his instance had ended with an advice for him to exit APGA
following the order of mandamus issued by an Enugu High court sacking Chief
Victor Oye for Chief Martin Agbaso as national chairman of the party.
The release which was signed by Prince Oliver Okpala, the
governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications said
there was no truth in the rumour, ascribing it to the opposition, who he said
were eager to distract the governor from the good work he is doing in the state.
Okpala said, “I hereby state for proper public enlightenment
and information that Governor Willie Obiano remains a strong card carrying
member of APGA and also still remains the chairman of the Party’s Board of
Trustees and Leader of the Party .”
He continued that the governor has never contemplated
dumping APGA for any other party, and still stands on his unshakable desire and
commitment of seeking re-election as Governor under the platform of his party,
APGA.
He said, “This present rumour circulating is no doubt the
hand work of the opposition who have no genuine political programme or economic
agenda for Ndi Anambra State. This rumour is sailing only in the figment of the
imagination of the opposition.
“Governor Obiano as a true party man has been working in
consonance and solid implementation of APGA agenda and political manifesto and
will not relent as his good works for Ndi Anambra has helped his name to be
written in golden letters, awaiting inclusion also in the World Guinness Book
of Records.”
By Joe Chukindi
