The campaign train of Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo stormed Ogbaru Local Government with the wind literally behind them.
The people came out in their thousands to cheer Soludo, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) gubernatorial candidate and his campaign team when they arrived in the local government.
An estimated attendance of 20,000 people received Soludo and Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State when they visited the local government.
Hon Arinzechukwu Awogu, Transition Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area welcomed the APGA campaign train to his LGA.
He commended Governor Obiano for the various projects sited in communities within Ogbaru and for empowering the youths. He promised to deliver the 16 wards in the LGA to APGA come November 6, 2021
Chief Patrick Ifejika, (Singa), APGA chairman in Ogbaru Local Government also assured that Ogbaru will deliver all its ward to APGA, adding that it will be a repeat of the 21 over 21 victory which APGA got in the last gubernatorial election
Senator Victor Umeh, (Ohamadike), former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and former APGA National Chairman; Hon Chinedu Obidigwe, member Representing Anambra East and West Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives and Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the State Government and Director-General of the Campaign Council all called on the people to vote enmasse for APGA and the Soludo/Ibezim ticket in the forthcoming governorship election
In his speech, Soludo thanked the people of Ogbaru for the warm reception accorded him and Governor Willie Obiano.
He assured the people that Anambra will never be taken back to ‘Egypt again’. He charged the people to vote massively for APGA, saying that it is the only identity party of the Igboman.
He promised to create jobs through the private sector and enhance agriculture. He further assured the youths and women including the vulnerable that plans have been put in place in his manifesto to address issues concerning them
He, therefore, enjoined the people to come out massively on November 6 to vote APGA and the Soludo/Ibezim guber ticket
Governor Obiano also expressed gratitude to the people for their warm welcome and assured them that Soludo will deliver as he has promised.
He also charged the people to come out and vote for APGA gubernatorial candidates on November 6, 2021
Meanwhile, in a related development, APC and PDP women leaders in Ogbaru Local Government Area decamped to APGA with over 5,000 members during the APGA rally in Ogbaru
Both Governor Willie Obiano and Soludo welcomed the new members into APGA.