Nollywood star, Yul Edochie has emerged as Anambra governorship candidate for the Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC).
Chief Edochie was elected unopposed at
the party’s primary which took place yesterday in Awka, the Anambra
State capital. The party also elected state party executives to run its
affairs in Anambra for the next four years.
The delegates’ election was supervised by
the National Chairman of the party Rev. Olusegun Peters and other
national executives of the party in the presence of representatives of
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some security
agents.
After his emergence, Edochie, urged his
supporters to join hands with him to move the economy of the state
forward saying, “If you are not part of the solution, you are part of
the problem. Some people may say they do not know me in politics, having
made a name for himself in nollywood, but, if the state is in a bad
shape, it is celebrities that should speak out. I need the support of
the people of the state to make it work in Anambra state.
“My ambition is driven by the ineffective
leadership style of those entrusted with the leadership of the state.
Since the creation of Anambra State, it has been in the news for the
wrong reasons. In all, the youths have been at the receiving end of the
political tussle. The older generation of leaders recruit youths, arm
them with weapons to actualize their political goals and abandon when
elections are won. But when I take over as governor, youths will take
their rightful position as leaders of the future.”
….ID picks Ndife
From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
The
Independent Democratic (ID) yesterday elected 35-year-old Franklin
Ndife as the governorship candidate of the party for the November 18th
election in Anambra State.
Ndife, a farmer and business man was the
sole aspirant and was elected by 243 delegates through voice votes
conducted by officials of the party and monitored by officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He was announced winner of the primary by the party’s Cross River State chairman, Mr. Sunday Michael.
The party’s national chairman, Edozie
Madu congratulated him on his emergence and said it was time for young
people to take over governance.
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