The party on Saturday kicked off their 2021 campaign for its governorship and deputy governorship candidates, Chukwuma Soludo and Ifeanyi Ibezim, respectively but unlike in the past, Mrs. Ojukwu was conspicuously absent.
“It is an irony that today Governor Willie Obiano has resuscitated Dim Ojukwu’s pictures for use in campaigning for the upcoming elections in Anambra,” Mrs. Ojukwu stated.
“This is the height of opportunism and hypocrisy. Is Ojukwu not the same man Obiano once described as a dead man who was no longer relevant to the party?
“Why should I permit him to keep trampling on the legacy of my late husband who put his heart and soul into this party?
“Ojukwu should not be like a light switch to be turned on for party campaign and turned off once the election is won.
“It is most unfortunate that Governor Obiano decided to remove the picture of Ojukwu and replace same with his picture just to drive home his statement that he would no longer tie the fate and fortunes of APGA to the memory of a dead man, obviously in reference to my husband,” Mrs. Ojukwu protested.
She argued that attending Saturday’s flag-off would be tantamount to endorsing other ill-treatment meted to her and her deceased husband.
“It is unfortunate that the same APGA election managers that were responsible for the disastrous 2018 party primaries which resulted in severe damage to the party’s brand were also left to handle APGA’s campaign flag-off.
“Any political party that consistently robs its own members will not endure, APGA inclusive,” she said.
She also noted that the governor and leadership of the party had discarded the report of the Victor Umeh-led Peace and Reconciliation Committee that visited her in Enugu a few weeks ago.
However, Mrs. Ojukwu is optimistic that the party could still win the governorship election despite it’s challenges.
