Anambra APC disowns Ngige for not endorsing Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has disowned Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, for not endorsing the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Ngige had declared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, earlier in the month, that he would decide on which presidential candidate to vote for at the polling booth.

“Both of them are my friends. My choice will be in the ballot box. Whether conscience or no conscience, on that day in February, I’ll have one vote,” he had said.

In a statement on Sunday, Chairman of APC in Anambra, Basil Ejidike, said Ngige’s views did not represent the party in the state.

“Ngige never said he represented the party during the interview and whatever he said was personal and does not reflect the position of the party in Anambra State,” Ejidike said.

According to him, the party in the state is supporting Tinubu for the presidency.

The chairman also disowned Okelo Madukaife, a former publicity secretary of the party in the state.

He said, “If the former national chairman of the party Adams Oshomole could step aside. I don’t know why Okelo Madukaife is still parading himself as the publicity secretary of the state APC. He was suspended in July 2021 for anti-party activities.

“As a chairman of the party, I am not aware that Okelo has been readmitted to the party. He is not a member of Anambra State APC.”