https://dailytrust.com.ng/ekwueme-disowns-obiano-endorses-obaze.html

By Emma Elekwa, Awka | Publish Date: Oct 12 2017

Nigeria’s ex-Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, yesterday, threw his weight behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Oseloka Obaze, ahead of the November 18 Anambra election.

The endorsement of Obaze’s candidature by the elder statesman has laid to rest speculations in the media of the endorsement of the second term bid of the incumbent governor, Chief Willie Obiano.

Addressing PDP faithful in his family house at Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state, Ekwueme said time had come to unseat the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to pave way for a PDP government in the state.

He noted that Anambra had been a PDP state, regretting that APGA was able to steer the affairs of the state for 12 years as a result of the protracted crisis in PDP.

“Anambra State is a PDP state from inception; we shall henceforth continue with PDP. Time has come for us to take away power from APGA,” he said.

Ekwueme, whose first daughter, Chidi Onyemelukwe, is the running mate to Obaze in the governorship race, insisted that the November 18 poll would bring to an end, the fame of APGA in the state.

On his part, Obaze described Ekwueme’s endorsement of his candidacy and that of his daughter as “eloquent testimony of his position in the party.”

He said the choice of his daughter as running mate was to compensate him for the enormous job he did in the transformation of Igboland.

That is ekwemes choice, so be it.

He would definitely support his daughter.

an elderstateman..........most respected Man in Anambra now

Put an end to APGA the only party that is trying to promote igbo identity.Politicians eh.
anyway goodluck after all ur daughter is PDP deputy gubernatorial candidate but it is the masses that will decide and not you.

When last did Anambra export the $5 million dollar UGU? Where r the $7.5 billion investment companies? Look at the ebonyi flyover and compare with what obiano built for us at 15billion. Obi connected the urban areas with roads, obiano has neither done urban or rural. If obi owns sabmiller, it's welcomed. At least it has invested over $200 million in Anambra. Show me $100 million investment out of the $7.5 billion attracted by obiano............Mou governor must go

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Kingsley1000:
When last did Anambra export the $5 million dollar
UGU?
Where r the $7.5 billion investment companies?
Look at the ebonyi flyover and compare with what
obiano built for us at 15billion.
Obi connected the urban areas with roads, obiano has
neither done urban or rural.
If obi owns sabmiller, it's welcomed. At least it has
invested over $200 million in Anambra. Show me $100
million investment out of the $7.5 billion attracted by
obiano............Mou governor must go

Kingsley1000:
an elderstateman..........most respected Man in Anambra now

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Chike you are back again with your lies and useless comments? Ok I am coming

Spylord48:
Put an end to APGA the only party that is trying to promote igbo identity.Politicians eh.
anyway goodluck after all ur daughter is PDP deputy gubernatorial candidate but it is the masses that will decide and not you.

dont play the party sympathy card here pls,
is it not the same Apga that always back any pdp presidential candidate?
Anambra is bigger thn any political party and deserves better,
Anambra is a strategic state in southeast and need to be a rallying state in the region interms of development,
Anambra need a "sam mbakwe type of leader"
foresighted, pragmatic and aggresive developer,
simple. And not a million fake MOU's signing governor nor an ugu exporter,
Anambra deserves better.

Amara, what will happen if you bring your father to contest?

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Amarabae:
dont play the party sympathy card here pls,
is it not the same Apga that always back any pdp presidential candidate?
Anambra is bigger thn any political party and deserves better,
Anambra is a strategic state in southeast and need to be a rallying state in the region interms of development,
Anambra need a "sam mbakwe type of leader"
foresighted, pragmatic and aggresive developer,
simple. And not a million fake MOU's signing governor nor an ugu exporter,
Anambra deserves better.

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Hmmmmm

bestview:
Amara what will happen if you bring your father to contest?

oga, we are in democracy,
insulting opposition view is dictatorial,
we all want the best for Anambra state,
and we all must not be in the same party,
so being insultive is childish and does not potray you as an intellectual,
you win people with your brain and not verbal abuse.
thanks

You want the best, does it mean your father is not good enough to give us his "best"? Amara be very careful.


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Amarabae:
oga, we are in democracy,
insulting opposition view is dictatorial,
we all want the best for Anambra state,
and we all must not be in the same party,
so being insultive is childish and does not potray you as an intellectual,
you win people with your brain and not verbal abuse.
thanks

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bestview:
You want the best, does it mean your father is not good enough? Amara be very careful.


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okay o,
God bless you

For the records, Ekwueme is the foremost promoter and founder of PDP via the G-34 which he convened in 1996 to fight General Abacha. It was the G-34 that metamophosed into PDM/PDP as we know it today. So it is understandable for him to support his party's candidate.

Ekwueme is an elderstatesman and APGA fully understand the game he is playing and we know where his heart truly lies. Willie is an unstoppable force. November 18th will be a historic day.


Anambra leads, others follow.

Would he have said that if Obaze didn't pick her daughter as running mate? IPOB youths, use your brains. These people don't care about the masses...ON LY THEMSELVES

Obiano I know

Na them them... Th same canoe Naim dey paddle them

Why change it if its not broken, am from Anambra and would say Obiano has tried,paying workers and pensioners,building roads,creating jobs,what more can we ask for,Anambra is among the top 5states in Nigeria today with the least debt profile.

OK nah

IBO no get elders

no referendum, no election

SHAMELESS SELFISH POLITICIAN MASQUERADING AS ELDER STATESMAN. HAS ALWAYS BEEN SELFISH, EVEN TO THE DETRIMENT OF HIS ORUMBA PEOPLE. ONLY INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS FOR HIS SONS AND POSITIONS FOR HIS DAUGHTERS. THAT IS HOW OBJ DISGRACED HIM BY GIVING THIS HIS SAME DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW OBAZES DEPUTY A MENIAL JOB AS HIS ASSISTANT WITH NO OFFICE BUT A ROOM AT THE HILTON. DISGRACE.

This one is just making mockery of his self Willie is the governor

Kingsley1000:
When last did Anambra export the $5 million dollar
UGU?
Where r the $7.5 billion investment companies?
Look at the ebonyi flyover and compare with what
obiano built for us at 15billion.
Obi connected the urban areas with roads, obiano has
neither done urban or rural.
If obi owns sabmiller, it's welcomed. At least it has
invested over $200 million in Anambra. Show me $100
million investment out of the $7.5 billion attracted by
obiano............Mou governor must go

but they said Obiano perform than Obama...dt Obiano and Mou.

Obiano must go. Period!

Let the best man win.

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Obiano in HOT SOUP