The Chairman of the South East Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and APC candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Senator Uche Lilian Ekwunife, has said the party’s victory in Anambra State will be compared to the biblical triumph of David over Goliath.
Ekwunife said the APC would work hard to ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins his re-election, along with other candidates of the party in the three senatorial districts of the state.
He spoke on Friday during a meeting with district and local government leaders, women, youth and other support group leaders of Anambra Central Senatorial District in Awka.
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Ekwunife urged members of the party to return to their various wards and local government areas to mobilise, sensitize and campaign among the grassroots ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said APC members could not afford to sit back and allow other political parties to defeat the ruling party, adding that in his opinion, President Tinubu had performed well through infrastructure and human capital development programmes, youth empowerment initiatives and reforms.
“We are going to the 2027 general elections to win and ensure that there is a credible exercise. But there are two key things that we simply do: hard work and prayers. We must work hard and pray for victory. We have a president who is doing well in Nigeria,” he said.
“APC is one of them; the journey has begun and we must give our best. This is a party that has 31 governors, plus senators and has done great projects at the grassroots and why can’t it win in an election?”
Ekwunife said the party would intensify its popular mobilization ahead of the elections.
“We will not sit here and allow other parties to intimidate us. We are going to go from house to house, from neighborhood to neighborhood, from local government to local government, from man to man, from woman to woman, from market to market, and to make sure we win; our victory will be like David against Goliath,” he said.
The CCP South East Chairman also urged members of the party to put aside their differences and unite to ensure the victory of all APC candidates at the polls.
He revealed that the registration of new members was ongoing, adding that the party had opened its registration portal to accommodate more Nigerians.
Ekwunife, however, warned people working against the interests of the APC in Anambra State to desist, saying the party was determined to strengthen its position in the state and across the country.
The meeting, which attracted a large number of APC members from all seven local government areas in Anambra Central Senatorial District, also featured expressions of support from leaders and members of the party for Ekwunife’s bid to return to the Senate in 2027..
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