Anambra South Polls: Letter to APGA Delegates, By Barr. Kasie Donzik Ikedimma

Primary election to nominate the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, flag-bearer in the forthcoming Anambra South senatorial election comes up on 3rd October. This date is of very important significance because on that date, the fate of APGA in next year’s election will be decided. The outcome of the primary election will determine whether APGA will contest the January election to win or to lose.

On 3rd October, the chances of the party and, indeed, the hopes of Ndi Anambra south to effect the desired change in the governance of the zone will rest squarely on the shoulders of the dear delegates to the primaries.

I, therefore, urge the delegates, as they step out on that day to cast their votes to elect a flag-bearer, to please be reminded that a rare opportunity has been thrust upon them to do that which is right and which will be beneficial, not only to them, but to their own children, all Anambra South children and posterity at large.

I say to you all: You became  a member of the  APGA  because you became tired of the status quo and wanted a change from failure to success, and from stagnation to acceleration. You now have the opportunity to effect that change by nominating someone who has ability and capacity to defeat the incumbent administration on 3rd October. History  beckons on you to write your name in gold, as a major catalyst in the change agenda in the zone. How will you react? Will you be guided by emotions and sentiments to nominate that friend or relative of yours when, indeed, you know that he/she does not have what it takes to defeat the incumbent and win the election?

Will you be guided by earnest desire for the common good to nominate someone who has what it takes to defeat other contestants and win Anambra South senatorial election  for the APGA and thereby kick-start that overdue change for which you became a member of the APGA? Dear delegate, it is now up to you to decide whether you want Ndi Anambra South to remember you as the hero who effectively empowered change, or the villain who sabotaged the best chance for change we ever had.”

I have studied the personal data and pedigree of all the gentlemen aspiring for the APGA ticket and for the sake of our common good, I have decided to be more pungent and direct in this open letter. This year’s election is not any aspirant’s personal war. It is a battle between political parties and the best each party can do is to enter the war arena with its best war commander, and the best that each aspirant, truly loyal to his party can do, is to support the person among them who has the best chances to win the election for the party.

This is the major reason I am writing this letter. It does not appear that some of the aspirants will allow the best among them to fly the flag because to them, it is not about the party and its members but about their personal ambitions. It is up to the delegates to correct this impression because they are party delegates and not personal delegates of the aspirants and therefore, they must be guided by a good sense of who has the best chance to win the election for the party.

After due research and studies, the name that effortlessly comes to mind as the most equipped and prepared at this time to win next year’s election for APGA  is *Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah* and this is for  verifiable reasons which I urge the delegates to investigate.

Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah believes there is a limit to what his personal wealth and influence can do to alleviate the suffering of people around him. He knows that with the instrument of government, he can reach as much people as possible with amenities and opportunities with proper utilization of resources, probity, due process and respect for rule of law. This underlines his quest for political power and the desire to occupy the seat of Anambra South senatorial district under APGA.

 As an individual, he is comfortable with the little God has blessed him with. He has been quoted to have said severally that he doesn’t desire to be senator for personal aggrandizement or as a laurel on his political accomplishments but sees the office as an instrument to help others and provide an enabling environment for others, especially the youths to achieve their dreams in life. His solid Report Card and dividends attracted to his senatorial zone indicates a man who says what he means, and means what he says and was instrumental to 21/21 Governorship victory  under his Afa Igbo efuna project. A man who  keeps to agreements and faithful to his friends’ and associates alike.

Finally, he sees leadership as service to the people and not an avenue to enrich   himself or acquire houses abroad.

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 Barr. Kasie Donzik Ikedimma, writes from Anambra State.