IFEANYI UBAH “ENDORSED BY SUNDRY
GROUPS”
The National Mirror reports that Dr.
Patrick
candidate for Governor of Anambra
State, has been endorsed by sundry
groups including the Association for
comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians
with Disability (ASCEND): Dr Ifeanyi
Ubah, the Labour Party candidate is
another beneficiary of the ongoing
politics of endorsement. So far he has
been endorsed by sundry groups, like
the Association for comprehensive
Empowerment of Nigerians with
Disability (ASCEND) led by Cosmos
Ikechukwu Okoli.Speaking when they
adopted the Capital Oil boss as their
preferred candidate in the election,
Okoli stated that their choice was
influenced by the fact that Ubah had
in his manifesto made provisions for
the welfare and interest of people
living with disability.Justifying
their support for the Labour Party
candidate, Okoli contends, “ASCEND has
resolved that henceforth, persons with
disability will be counted in any
election in Nigeria. We will mobilize
our members and sympathizers to vote
for credible candidates who are ready
to not only take adequate care of us,
but who will include us in every
aspect of the government,” adding that
an estimated 200,000 voters will be
mobilized to vote for the endorsed
candidate