National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, has said that he was confident that his party would win the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.
Umeh said that APGA had governed Anambra for the past seven years, adding that the party had been able to take the state to a greater level.
“The party has been able to bring back the state from the rubbles to prominence.
“Today, the people of Anambra are happy with the government of APGA and they will continue to be happy,” he said.
Umeh expressed the confidence that with APGA’s achievements in the state, he had no doubt that the party would be victorious in the coming poll.
He also vouched for the competence of the APGA candidate, Chief Willy Obiano, saying that he had the needed education, experience and exposure to take the state to a greater height.
“We have found him worthy in character and experience as well as in the area of administration.
“So, he is the most qualified among the contestants to continue the good work of Gov. Peter Obi’s administration,” he said.
Umeh said that if APGA was voted into power, it would also embark on policies and programmes that had direct bearing on the lives of the people.
“Everybody is quite aware of the fact that people in the villages need good infrastructure and the party is ready to do more to alleviate their suffering.
“If the party is voted into power, it will also empower more women and create more job opportunities for youths to deal with the problem of youth restiveness,’’ he said.
Umeh said that if APGA continued to be in power, it would ensure the proper use of the state’s resources to enhance the citizens’ wellbeing.
The party chairman, however, urged INEC to safeguard the interests of the electorate while conducting the election by ensuring a “free, fair and credible election,’’ he said.
He stressed the need for early arrival of electoral materials and INEC officials at polling centres so as to ensure the success of the poll.
Umeh, however, cautioned INEC over the recruitment of ad hoc staff as electoral officers.
He called on President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy enough security agents to the state, as part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free election.
Umeh decried the idea of deploying security operatives to election areas late, saying that such practice usually caused a breakdown of law and order even before the election.
He, however, suggested that the INEC personnel for the November 16 election in Anambra State should come from other states so as to ensure transparency in the election process.
