Victor Ezeja
Valentine Ozigbo, a business leader and 2021 Anambra Governorship Candidate, on Thursday, 20 February 2025 joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling political party in Nigeria.
This comes a day after he officially resigned his membership of the Labour Party.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn a statement, the VCO Campaign Organisation said Ozigbo joined the APC on Thursday when members of the party in Amesi Ward in Aguata Local Government Area, visited his home.
Part of the statement reads: “The Valentine Ozigbo Campaign Organisation wishes to officially announce that Valentine Ozigbo, a distinguished business leader, philanthropist, and visionary politician, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), Africa’s biggest political party,”
“This historic decision was formalised today, Thursday, February 20, 2025, when Mr Ozigbo completed his registration as a member of the APC at his ward in Amesi, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State.”
The stated that Ozigbo was “warmly received by party executives and stakeholders at the ward and local government levels.”
The VCO campaign organisation clarified that during Ozigbo’s interactions with the APC leaders in Anambra State at the meeting, he “outlined his grand vision for a brighter and better Anambra State, emphasising his unwavering commitment to transformational leadership, economic development, and people-centred governance.”
He also pledged to contribute significantly to the growth and success of the APC in the state. “Mr Ozigbo’s decision to join the APC is driven by his deep-rooted belief in progressive governance, his desire to work alongside forward-thinking leaders, and his determination to champion policies that will uplift the people of Anambra and Nigeria at large,” it said.
The Amesi Ward Chairman of the APC, Mr Chidi Johnpaul Muokwe, welcomed Ozigbo to the party, saying he represents “the light in the darkness” that Anambra earnestly needs.
Speaking on behalf of the party executives in Aguata LGA, Chief Godson Anyadike said he was delighted to receive such a prestigious personality and pledged cooperation and support in the coming months.
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He was marveled by the excitement among party executives and stated that “in the history of APC in Aguata, no new member has ever come with this type of grace and excitement”. Many party executives took their time to eulogize the personality of Valentine Ozigbo including Ogbatuluenyi Amesi, Euzebius Ezeliora, Later Rain Chukwuma Ezenwankwo, Nkechi Abanobi, etc. Chief Dr. Tony Offiah, a Chieftain of Labour Party and Chief Sir Afam Okpalauzuegbu, the Secretary of Labour Party in Aguata LGA promptly joined Mr. Ozigbo to decamp to APC in a move to signal what is to come. Speaking on his next steps, Mr Ozigbo stated that he would issue a formal statement after meeting with the national leadership of the APC in the coming days.
Ozigbo joined partisan politics in 2020 after resigning from his role as the President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc.
Ozigbo came second in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, which he contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
