The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Valentine Ozigbo, says the party will win the November 6, 2021, gubernatorial election in Anambra State with a greater margin in each of the 21 local government areas of the state.
Ozigbo, who communicated this enthusiasm during a media chat with members of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Chapter, in Awka, on Monday, appealed to the Union to stand by him in the election for greater prosperity.
Ozigbo, who centred the media interaction on “politics of godfatherism and choice of his running mate” said he is an independent-minded person who does not believe in godfatherism.
He explained that the leadership of the PDP can make suggestions to him about issues but the suggestion he maintained must be accessed on its merit.
He debunked the rumour in some quarters that his running mate, Mrs Azuka Enemo was imposed on him by an unnamed godfather in the state.
“I decided to run along with Mrs Enemo because of her huge integrity and large support base. Nobody imposed her on me. The fact that I ran an election primary for two years in the state should have given me an idea of who my deputy would be though I didn’t decide on that even after the primary.
“I am not one of the people who go to politicians to make empty promises. In fact, I was on the plane coincidentally with Mr Peter Obi and I told him how I would engage the leadership of Anglican Communion to get my deputy.
“I turned down the first list of the people they sent to me not because the individuals sent to me are not good but there are certain criteria I insisted must be met.”
Mr Ozigbo said that he has to be thorough about the choice of his running mate because his deputy must be someone he has full confidence in.
He appealed to PDP members, especially the gubernatorial aspirants, to remain committed to the party’s unity, to enable them to win the gubernatorial election and to make the party become a mass movement amongst Ndi Anambra.
He also assured that PDP under his candidacy will emerge victorious in the election.
