ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has fixed date for the national flag off of its presidential campaigns.
The flag off is scheduled to take place at the Alex Ekwueme Square, in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, on Saturday, 14 January, 2023.
The party had earlier in the month put in place a 1579-member Presidential Campaign Council with Alhaji Abubakar Adamu as the Director General and Damian Okolo as Deputy Director General/Contacts.
Also in the Council includes Anambra state Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo; his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim; the immediate past Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano; the National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye; the Presidential Candidate, Prof. Peter Umeadi and the Vice Presidential candidate, Mohammed Koli.
Confirming the flag off date, the party’s Presidential Candidate, Umeadi noted that arrangements were on to make the event grand.
The presidential hopeful also assured the party faithful and all his supporters and well-wishers across the country that he would be on the ballot on 25 February, 2023.
Umeadi added that he has taken his message to all the parts of the country and has been well received.
Meanwhile, some APGA members have expressed displeasure over the expressions of Governor Soludo, which they said shows his preference of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to his own party candidate, Umeadi.
One of the APGA chieftains who gave his name as Chief Udeagu Eze said: “Our Presidential candidate, Prof. Umeadi has become relevant in Nigeria politics today and no one can wish that away.
“We feel pained that our leader Soludo is showing support to PDP candidate and to our candidate. You say when he was attacking Peter Obi, it was clear that his support is for Atiku, but we are watching him. After the flag off, we will know.”