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Umeh can’t stop my re-election, says Ngige



The senator representing Anambra Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the Seventh Senate, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said his All Progressives Grand Alliance challenger, Chief Victor Umeh, is no threat to his re-election bid. Ngige, who spoke while addressing members of Nnobi Welfare Organisation, Lagos branch recently, also promised more democracy dividends for his constituents.


The senator, who was accompanied by his Campaign Manager, Chief Uzoma Igbonwa; the APC candidate for Idemili North/ Idemili South federal constituency, Chibuzor Obiakor, and some aides, was received by the NWO Lagos branch Chairman, Mr. Ogochukwu Okongwu, and members of his executive and the organisation. Ngige, whose visit to his NWO was part of his campaign tour, said he was impressed by their support during his current stay in the Senate and while he was governor of Anambra State. Ngige, who has a maternal link with the town in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, outlined various programmes he had carried out as a senator, noting that he was challenged to do more by the immense support of the people of the district. The senator, who defied a dpownpour to honour the NWO appointment, said he was in a good position to become the next Senate president if his party wins the majority in the March 28 National Assembly elections.

He said Umeh was not his match in politics, as he had more experience than the APGA candidate. He said it would amount to a great disservice for Ndigbo to vote rookies into the Senate when there is much work to be done to lift the South-East to its pride of place in national reckoning. Speaking further, he denied insinuations that the Nnobi-born House of Representatives member for Idemili North and Idemili South, Charles Odedo, dumped APC for the Peoples Democratic Party because Ngige was against his ambition to get re-elected. Ngige explained that rather, it was the lawmakers refusal to heed good counsel on the recent primaries that led to his defection. Ngige said that before the primaries, he had cautioned Odedo to wait for the whistle to be blown before launching his bid but he ignored his advice. According to Ngige, the party had to give the ticket to Obiakor, who hails from Ogidi in Idemili North since Nnobi had produced two occupiers of the seat in the persons of Odedo and Hon. Jerry Ugokwe. He urged the people of Nnobi to participate fully in the March 28 and April 11 elections and assured the community and the entire senatorial district of better representation, if re-elected.

Ngige noted that his re-election would enable him to complete the work he started in the areas of providing transformers, scholarships, classroom blocks, water, health facilities and empowerment among others. He said, In spite of the tribulations, I represented Anambra Central Senatorial Zone well in the Senate. As a matter of fact, for a long period in 2012, I was the only sitting senator from Anambra State, and Im proud to say that I represented Anambra State with competence and dedication. According to him, during the period, he was responsible for all the Millennium Development Goals initiatives and constituency projects for Ananbra North, South and Central senatorial districts. He added that it was the first time in the history of the state for a senator to represent three different zones in the state at the same time.

Its important to know that if APC wins the senatorial seat, the South-East has the chance of producing the Senate president in the coming dispensation. If I return, I will be the only APC senator from the South-East and I will become Senate president; thats if APC wins this election. Then, our region as well as the state will be better off, he said. Ngige promised to reduce the poverty rate in the senatorial district through the provision of more scholarships to the less privileged also described Obiakor as a reliable politician.

In his reaction, Okongwu assured Ngige of NWOs total support and promised to use his position to rally support for the senator and Obiakor. I will use my good office to ensure that our members call their relatives in their respective villages to vote for Ngige and Obiakor, who is going to the House of Representatives. We just have to do it because we saw what Ngige was able to do during his tenure as the state governor, and we know he will deliver on election promises. Ngige is our son. His mother comes from Nnobi. So, its a good thing he came to see us.


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