The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Dr. Tony Nwoye, has vowed not to disappoint the hope placed in him by the endorsement of his candidacy by two prominent political groups in the state, Anambra Political Stakeholders Forum, and Leaders of Thought of Aguata II (North) Constituency. Dr. Tony Nwoye, APC guber aspir
ant in Anambra The two groups in separate communiqués had endorsed Nwoye’s aspiration ahead of the November 18 governorship election in different dispatches to him, a statement by the Tony Nwoye Campaign said. The Anambra Political Stakeholders Forum, with Okey Umeano as chairman and Nnamdi Mekoh as Secretary had in a letter to Nwoye disclosed that following the decision of the group not to sit on the fence on who becomes governor of the state, it has resolved among others to adopt Nwoye as its candidate for the elections. Part of an endorsement letter dated October 25, 2017 read:”The Anambra Political Stakeholders Forum, subject to further discussion with you, has adopted you as their candidate for the gubernatorial election of November 18, 2017 and will mobilise, not only our members but the entire political class to vote you in.” A similar endorsement by the Elders and Leaders of Thought of Aguata II (North) State Constituency at a meeting on October 10, 2017, resolved that the interest of the people of the area would be best projected and protected by Nwoye as governor. Responding to the endorsements, Dr. Nwoye said: “These were endorsements not just of my person but of my policies and promises, and by God’s grace, I pledge not to disappoint these highly placed individuals and groups who have put confidence in me.”
source: vanguard
