Anambra guber: Paul Chukwuma picks APC forms, declares himself best aspirant

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Auditor, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has purchased the party’s N50 million expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the primary for the Anambra State governorship election.

Speaking through his Director General for Primary Election Campaign Council, Hon Dr ifeanyichukwu Ibezi, the aspirant declared that he is the best person to emerge the party’s candidate.

He said that having done so much to support the party, critical stakeholders from the wards, local governments, zonal and State, will massively vote for him during the primary and main governorship election.

“Our mission is very simple, we are here as a prerequisite to contest the office of the governor of Anambra State; to pick the necessary forms. He is a founding member of APC, not only in Anambra State but in the South East region and Nigeria in general.

“He was one time the South East Zonal Youth Leader of APC. And also the former National Auditor of our great party. So, he is one of us and one of you people in the party here. It is his interest to contest the governorship election of Anambra State come November 2025.

“All the members of the party both at the ward, local government, Zonal and State, including the critical stakeholders of the party are behind his aspiration. Having picked his nomination form, I will also let you know that he has already gotten himself ready to contest for this office.

“He has a concise agenda and he says it is going to be on a three cardinal points agenda. And when you compress it together, we tag it ‘HIS’. HIS means Human capital developments, Infrastructural developments and Security. These are the three major reasons he decided to contest for the governorship position.

“There are other enablers in these three core cardinal points and I believe by the time we conclude our primary elections, he would have the privilege of launching his manifestos and begin the process of addressing the people of Anambra State on his core mission to become the governor of the state,” he said.

On the fears and Chukwuma’s chances of emerging the candidate of the party, Ibezi said: “I can comfortably tell you that we don’t have any fears and his chances are 100 per cent. Sir Paul Chukwuma is a party man. He has done so much for this party.

“The party, being the purpose-vehicle upon which he will ride on to achieve his ambition and also give victory to our party. He started by putting every effort in place to ensure this purpose vehicle is put to use, and he did that by paying for all the 326 ward offices, 21 local government offices of the party and giving the party at the state level a brand new office very close to the Government House.

“The office is strategically positioned that APC, the biggest party in Africa is prepared to take Anambra State come November 8, 2025,” he said.