Izuchukwu Okosi
By Izuchukwu Okosi
The governorship aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Saturday’s Anambra Governorship election, Chidozie Nwankwo has sensationally stepped down from the race and has expressed support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer Valentine Ozigbo, Prime Business Africa reports.
The dramatic decision to support Ozigbo was made on Friday barely 24 hours to the polls and is the only one of such ringing endorsements in the election campaign.
In a statement issued on Friday, November 5, 2021, Nwankwo urged his structures and supporters to offer the same support he received to Ozigbo. “After due consultations with top aides, friends and family, we do hereby endorse the best candidate in this contest, Mr Valentine Chineto Ozigbo of the PDP, to win the governorship election,” the statement read on part. “Consequent upon above, we hereby collapse our campaign structures, the Kingdom Care Foundation structure and all the Pentecostal structures supporting our candidacy in this election to support the election of Mr Valentine Ozigbo of the PDP.”
On Thursday, the Labour Party also pledged its support for Ozigbo and the entire All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aguata Local Government Area decamped and joined the PDP, pledging their support for Ozigbo, “the leader who will take Anambra to the promised land.”
The VCO Campaign Organisation, when contacted for a response, confirmed that the two men had spoken on the phone and that Ozigbo was grateful for the endorsement.
Valentine Ozigbo who on October 30 participated in the election debate organised by Prime Business Africa to provide insight into the manifestos of the contestants is a multiple-award-winning global CEO whose rise in Nigerian politics has captured the imagination of Nigerians.
Ozigbo captured the interest of Anambra people with his ‘Ka Anambra Chawapu’ message which has ignited a political movement that has been labelled “the most significant in the South East.”
The aspirants rounded off their campaigns on Thursday.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
