Soludo Rebrands APGA To Zikist Party, Bans Ojukwu’s Pictures Across The State
In preparation for the launching of his 2032 bid for the presidency, Governor of Anambra State Prof Charles Soludo has rebranded the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA to a Zikist party in order to disassociate himself from the IPOB and Biafra Ideology in a bid to market himself more favourably as the preferred future Igbo candidate for Nigeria presidency .
The Governor, who has serially expressed his disdain for Mr Peter Obi , the highly popular presidential Candidate of the Labour Party who is of Igbo extraction maintained that Igbo people are not yet serious or ripe for now over the presidency project but should wait for some years and must negotiate with the north so that it can be handed down to them.
In pursuance of this objective, The Governor, who is of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) which was hitherto known as OJUKWU’s Party, the late Igbo leader having been the arrowhead of the party, has henceforth banned the display of Ojukwu’s picture or image on party paraphernalia across the state. He has endorsed the Zikist ideology for the Party, eulogizing Zik as a great Nationalist like himself, and proclaiming that he believes in one United Nigeria and that Anambra, Ojukwu’s home state should reflect his preference.
The Anambra State Capital Awka has since been decorated with Billboards of the governor , replacing Ojukwu’s image with Zik’s image, including one at the major Amawbia junction flyover at Awka.
APGA faithful in the state have expressed anger and disappointment at this move, accusing the Governor of using OJUKWU’s picture to campaign when he was seeking votes from Anambra people, wearing Party uniforms branded with OJUKWU’s picture only to turn round and proclaim himself a Zikist overnight after he won the election.
They also accused him of clout chasing with his visit to Nnamdi Kanu in detention, only to turn round in secret engagements with the federal government to advise them to retain him in detention for the security of the south East.
