Emeka Ojukwu jnr, son of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu, founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has decamped to
the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he is leaving the shadows for
light.
The younger Ojukwu made his declaration on
Wednesday in Awka, at the final campaign rally of Tony Nwoye, candidate of the
APC in the Anambra governorship election holding on Saturday.
The rally was attended by President Muhammadu
Buhari; John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of the APC; 12 APC
governors and other prominent members of the party
“It is time to leave the shadows for light.
Every now and then, they come out with my father’s shadow to confuse the
people,” Ojukwu said.
“Mr President, I am proud to stand here today
in support of you and in solidarity with the APC and our candidate, Tony
Nwoye.”
According to Ojukwu, APGA is a means to an
end, not an end itself.
He recalled that his father joined the
National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the Second Republic in order to ensure that
Igbo people remained in the mainstream of Nigerian politics.
In his response, Oyegun said Nwoye would do a
repeat of 2015, when Buhari defeated then incumbent President, Goodluck
Jonathan.
He urged the people of the state to vote en masse for the party and Nwoye on Saturday.
The defection of Emeka Ojukwu from APGA to
APC may not do much harm to the electoral fortunes of Willie Obiano, the
sitting Governor of Anambra State, who is also running for a second term in
office.
Unlike his father, the younger Ojukwu has not
been a significant figure in Anambra State politics.
Source: icirnigeria
