Umeh Confident of APGA’s Victory

The National Chairman of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, has
said he was confident that his party would win
the Saturday governorship election in Anambra
State.
Umeh said this while speaking with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, adding that
APGA had governed Anambra for the past
seven years and that the party had been able
to take the state to a greater height.
“The party has been able to bring back the
state from the rubbles to prominence. Today,
the people of Anambra are happy with the
government of APGA and they will continue to
be happy,'' he said.
He expressed the confidence that with APGA’s
achievements in the state, he had no doubt
that the party would be victorious in the
coming poll. He also vouched for the
competence of the APGA candidate, Chief Willy
Obiano, saying he had the needed education,
experience and exposure to take the state to a
greater height.
“We have found him worthy in character and
experience as well as in the area of
administration. So, he is the most qualified
among the contestants to continue the good
work of Governor Peter Obi’s administration.
“Everybody is quite aware of the fact that
people in the villages need good infrastructure
and the party is ready to do more to alleviate
their suffering. If the party is voted into power,
it will also empower more women and create
more job opportunities for youths to deal with
the problem of youth restiveness,” he said.
Umeh held that if APGA continued in power, it
would ensure the proper use of the state’s
resources to enhance the citizens’ wellbeing.
He however urged the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to safeguard the
interests of the electorate while conducting the
election by ensuring a “free, fair and credible
election.”
He stressed the need for early arrival of
electoral materials and INEC officials at polling
centres so as to ensure the success of the
poll. He also cautioned the INEC over the
recruitment of ad hoc staff as electoral
officers.
Also, he called on President Goodluck
Jonathan to deploy enough security agents to
the state, as part of efforts to ensure a hitch-
free election.
Umeh decried the idea of deploying security
operatives to election areas late, saying such
practice usually causes a breakdown of law
and order even before the election and
suggested that the INEC personnel for the
election should come from other states so as
to ensure transparency in the process.