GOVERNOR SOLUDO FLAGS OFF APGA LG ELECTION CAMPAIGN

By Ifeoma Aniagbado :

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has flagged off the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) campaign for Local Government Elections holding on Sept. 28 across the 21 LGAs.

Flagging off the campaign at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, Gov. Soludo said that the opposition parties were afraid of APGA defeat and could not field candidates in many LGAs as a sign of already conceding defeat.

The governor charged the candidates to campaign harder in order to win the election with wide margin.

Dignitaries in attendance are the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Iyom Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the Late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, members of the state executive council including the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Patrick Agha Mba .

Other groups include master trainers of the 1 youth 2 skills program numbering over 3000, party stakeholders and supporters from the 21 LGAs.

During the flag off, the APGA candidates were presented with party flags as flag bearers in their various LGAs.

*Ifeoma is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State