Assembly poll: Obi-LP movement scares Soludo, woos electorate for APGA

The fear of losing control of the Anambra House of Assembly to the Labour Party has gripped the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo.

The Labour Party made popular by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, swept almost the votes in the South-East in the last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections and created upset in some states including Lagos.

Ahead of the state assembly poll holding on March 11, Soludo has thus appealed to the people of the state to vote for candidates of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Soludo said voting for APGA candidates during the election would help him sustain the tempo of development across the 21 local government areas of the state.

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The governor stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, who spoke to journalists in Awka, on Friday.

Anambra State is one of the states where only House of Assembly elections will take place.

The governor said the massive support for APGA’s candidates would enable him to work and attract more dividends of democracy to the state.

He said, “If we have APGA in control of the state Assembly, we will continue to do our jobs unhindered. But if the opposition is allowed to have their way, it means that development will be stalled.

“If the people vote APGA candidates, before the end of my first term in office, Anambra State will emerge as the most secure, business-friendly, liveable and prosperous state in Nigeria.”

Recall that Soludo had a verbal ugly encounter with Obi before the presidential election.