Anambra 2025 : Electronics Market APGA Committee Inaugurated, Vows To Garner Votes For Soludo

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA Ogbaru Local Government Area has inaugurated a 15 man committee executives in Electronics Market, Ogbaru LG to pilot the affairs of the party in the market for the re election of Governor Charles Soludo come Nov.8.

Speaking after the inauguration of the committee, the APGA Chairman Ogbaru Local Government, Pastor Onochie Obiora charged them to be the mouth speakers of APGA in the market, to spread the achievements of the Governor in all the nooks, crannies of Ogbaru and wherever they are.

In his words, the Acting Mayor of Ogbaru Local Government, Hon Sir Kenneth Akwuobi immediately after the oath of office by the committee said” By the veto power given to me today 28th February 2025, I hereby inaugurate you officially as those that are going to pilot the affairs of APGA in electronics Market.

Speaking with Newsmen, Akwuobi said” I came here at the capacity of number one citizen of Ogbaru as at today, to make sure I witness the inauguration of electronics chapter of APGA faithfuls, it is applause to us.

“Politics is a game of number, they have to make sure that those that don’t have voters card, at the appropriate time would have their voters card because it is when you get your voters card that you would be eligible to vote.

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He emphasizes that those coming out to challenge Governor Charles Soludo are suffering from malaria, pointing out that the governor has performed creditably above average score board, queried where one would get what he would use to push him aside, stated that what should be done in 8 years was done in 3 years by Governor Soludo.

According to him,” I beat my chest, nobody can challenge him and I can defend it vertically and horizontally, whoever that are aspiring to come out is just to come out and make what we call jamboree of himself.

In his words, the Chairman of Electronics market, Chief sir Dona Obi JP, disclosed that he has being an APGA member for years, have being the chairman ward 5 Onitsha North for two tenures(8 years) and the organizing Secretary of APGA in Onitsha North also.

According to him,” I was the Chairman of Electronics market about 32 years ago when I was at Iweka Road, now i have been appointed to be the Caretaker Committee Chairman of this market for now, so now I am here, I felt I should not forget that I am a core member of APGA and having thought so, I decided to at least have a unit of APGA in this market which have not been done since the inception of this market.

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“I started gathering people, telling them why it is very necessary to have APGA unit here so as to spread the good news of what our governor is doing, when I had it in mind, I started nurturing it, and as we go along gathering people to get together and form APGA unit, as it stands now, that my brainchild has come to stay.

“We are going to overtake some people who are not fast enough to know what we are working towards, Governor Soludo is the person you can’t have comparison, no other person can replace him based on what he has done.

“We need to educate traders about Governor Soludo, whose his governance is for the best of entire community, so we are going to spread the crusade to traders that the Governor Soludo would be reelected and I expect we are to provide polling booths, that is what we needed here so that people can see where to cast their votes.

Earlier in his speech, the Anambra State Market Amalgamated Traders Association, ASMATA, President General, PG, Chief Humphrey Anuna stated that the most benefitted in all the achievements of the governor in the state are the traders, pointing out that the governor has given to traders more than they have given to his administration.

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The Deputy Chairman of APGA ward 6 Chief Ike Okoye stated that with the Inauguration of the APGA executives in the market, the party would do the needful to ensure that the traders voted massively for the governor, reiterated the need for the governor to be re-elected.

The Electronics Market APGA Chairman, Chief Okoliagu Cyprian while thanking the Mayor, the Ogbaru LG APGA Chairman on the successful inauguration on behalf of the inaugurated committee asked for their support so that they would carry out their duties diligently.

He also asked for more polling booths at the market so that their traders would be duly registered and en masse, complained that those polling booths along Obodoukwu road are not of any help to them and with no turn outs during election but would be more useful and turnout if they are within their market.

The Woman Leader of the market Hon.Anukwu Obiageli assured of their tireless effort to ensure of the reelection of the governor come Nov 8.