Zone Governorship slot of our party to Anambra South, Umenzekwe tells APC

Success Damian:

Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Modestus Umenzekwe has called on his party to ensure it zones the Governorship slot to Anambra South in the forthcoming primaries for the November Gubernatorial election.

Umenzekwe took the stand in Lagos while speaking to journalists.

“I don’t know yet, but as a person, as an individual, I would advise our party to zone the governorship of Anambra State to Anambra South, I would advise them to do so, taking into consideration what you have said now, Anambra South has not had a fair share.

“In as much as it is not constitutional, but let them zone it. But I don’t want it to be a do or die affair, because APC is a family, let them sit down and discuss it, and extend hand of fellowship to all other zones, let them do it amicably and leave it for Anambra South,” Umenzekwe advised.

Speaking on what to expect from APC in the primary he said “We are expecting a person with integrity, a person with capacity, a person that is known, a person who can draw people from Northeast, Northwest, North Central, Southwest, South-South, Southeast, and even beyond this country.”

Speaking further he stressed “We want a person that is properly connected, somebody that knows this country very well, somebody that has gathered experience in governance, we don’t want a push over; we don’t want somebody that hasn’t even got the capacity to run for governorship election because you are contending with other parties.

“It is going to be a very big battle, not battle with gun or machete or whatever, but a political battle with PDP and APGA, so we have to get somebody that is neat, that even hasn’t gotten any dent at all but has capacity to lead us and with that we are good to go,” he added.

Umenzekwe maintained that the number of candidates gunning for the governorship position in Anambra is a welcome development. “It can’t cause confusion to the best of my knowledge, because all of them are going to go into primaries, whoever that emerges, others will support. That is the way it should be. The number doesn’t really matter; it gives us room to actually choose, so you don’t accuse Mr A or Mr B of trying to hijack the process, so it is even better that way.”

Umenzekwe also who would not recommend any particular candidate for his party said all those aspiring to be governor under APC are all of exceptional qualities. “It is the Primary that will determine, they are going to the Primary. All the candidates in APC are qualified, very powerful and very clean candidates. I am proud with the array of candidates that have emerged in APC; yes I am proud of them.”