In anticipation of the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Valentine Ozigbo, to contest in the primary elections of the party.
Ozigbo was a former ally of the Labour Party, and the 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He however defected to APC to allegedly boost his chances of victory in the governorship election.
Ozigbo’s certificate of clearance was presented to him by APC’s National Chairman, Umar Ganduje, on Monday.
Disclosing the certificate on his X handle, he wrote: “What an incredible honour to be the first aspirant to receive a clean bill of health to contest for the Anambra Governorship Primary of our great party, APC! Some may call it coincidence — I call it providence.”
He stated that the clearance was “just the beginning of this historic quest to actualise our grand vision of a truly transformed Anambra.”
After receiving his clearance certificate, the former governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved to get the support of President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, popularly called Iyaloja of Lagos.
According to him, the discussion centered on challenges facing women traders and solutions to the problems.
“After receiving my clearance certificate to participate in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, I paid a courtesy call to Alhaja Dr. Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, at her office in Abuja.
“During my visit, we discussed challenges and solutions for Nigeria’s women and traders, who form the core of our economic strength. It is our hope that with progressive leadership, we can collectively improve the lot of this all-important section of our population,” he added.
