Women of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has urged the electorates in the Anambra Sentral Senatorial district not to cast their votes for Chief Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
The women gave the charge on Saturday while congratulating their former Interim National Women Leader, Ms Sharon Ikeazor for her emergence as the party’s senatorial candidate for the fresh election in Anambra State Central Senatorial District.
In a statement by the Enugu State Women Leader of APC, Lolo Queen Nwankwo, she described Ikeazor’s emergence as a plus for women in Nigeria and South-East in particular.
Nwankwo urged all women voters in Anambra Central to come out and vote massively for Ikeazor, the daughter of Oboli Obosi.
According to her, Ikeazor’s uncommon advantage “is that she is one of those who packaged the APC. She automatically would enjoy the privilege of membership of the ruling APC elite Senate Caucus. Indeed her vote is automatic ticket to membership of the elite APC Senate Caucus.”
The Women Leader opined that, “The APC Senate Caucus is the engine room of the senate. The caucus is the anchor and liaison between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate. We regret that our revered Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not a member, so Ikeazor as senator will fill this painful void.”
According to Nwankwo, Sharon Ikeazor would use her membership of APC Senate Caucus to facilitate the dream of the entire people of South-East for 2nd Niger Bridge, fix dilapidated federal roads in the South-East, revamping of abundant Enugu coal deposits and other employment generation projects.
Mrs Nwankwo, commended Senator Uche Ekwunife for her noble statement that she would abide by the party’s decision.
She, therefore, called for total reconciliation of all tendencies.
While warning the people of Anambra State Central Senatorial District against voting for Chief Victor Umeh of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), she said “Umeh will only make noise with little or no impact as a ‘lone ranger’ in the Senate. A tree cannot make a forest.”
Nwankwo expressed total confidence in the ability of Ikeazor to give the people of Anambra Central and the South-East in general effective and fruitful representation when elected into the Senate.
“If you look at the Senate now, you will discover that the South-East does not have a voice, because we have no member in the kitchen of the senate. She has automatic ticket to the elite caucus immediately she is sworn-in. We are convinced that Ikeazor as a progressive will be the voice for the South-East in the Senate.
“Our conviction is based on her consistency in character, perseverance, quality education and political experience, spanning from the days of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) and being a key player in the merger that produced the APC, the ruling party in the country today”, she said.
Nwanwko also described Ikeazor’s emergence as an advantage to the womenfolk, stressing that the experience she garnered as a member of civil society organizations and Interim National Women Leader of APC, would serve as a launch pad for her to champion the course of women in Anambra Central and the country in general.
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