APGA vs APC: Who wins?
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Posted by Felix Okoli on Wednesday August 21, 2013 at 9:11:20:
As the governorship elections heat up in Anambra state, home of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Peter Obi's domain, one may begin to wonder what the largest opposition party, the APC is doing there too.In a state which has seen the PDP being defeated by APGA although without a small fight of legal tussles sponsored by the current governor Obi, the APC hopes to also win the governorship election with Chris Ngige as their candidate.Do core Anambra citizens really hold Ngige in high esteem? Well, he is actually a popular name in the politics since he was a former governor and the first governor who was allegedly reported to have been kidnapped and slapped by Chris Uba, a brother to a PDP governorship aspirant Andy Uba, former aide of Olusegun Obasanjo.It is probably true that Chris Ngige is a man of small stature compared to Obi or his preferred candidate who will stand taller, Ngige does have some cards to play and he could play it well if Obi presents a less popular candidate.The APC's recent incursion into Eastern politics is probably as a result of the successes of the former ACN whose strength has helped in capturing almost all the states in Yorubaland. Even though the ACN was seen as a Yoruba party then, it did become the platform for a popular and former South Eastern governor, Chris Ngige rode to win a Senatorial seat.APGA still rules Anambra state, a state which doesn't naturally support a Federal party like the PDP and has equally shown its strength by also helping to crown a governor in Imo state although Okorocha later switched to the APC after winning elections on the platform of APGA. Personally, I think there should be a law against party swingers who are still in electable offices.Anyway, back to APGA and APC or rather Obi and Fashola, the fight has even gotten hotter as Obi has claimed that Lagos doesn't like or respect Igbo people and this is probably shown by the deportation of Igbo people to Anambra state and that deportation which Fashola of APC has not denied would surely affect the party's chances in Anambra.Ordinarily, if you ask me, with the way Lagos state is treating Igbo businesses in Lagos state such as market demolitions in Yaba, Balogun, Idumota and other places as well the recent disturbances in Ladipo and Alaba, Ngigbo in Lagos sure do have some grudges against Lagos or any party they would try to use to dominate South East politics. Truth is that when elections are around the corner, it is still this same Igbo people who reside in Lagos that would travel to the east and cast their votes and chances are that they won't vote for a Lagos state sponsored party like the APC.So, if one is to analyze APC's chances of winning an election in Anambra state based on popular votes, they are less likely to win unlike APGA or the PDP. Anambra indigenes resident in Lagos state who are most likely going to contribute to the voting population wouldn't want to vote for a party whose leaders have persecuted the Igbo way of life.APC may grow to become a much stronger opposition party and APGA would probably continue to see it as a threat. APGA would probably have to do more to also grow their parties strength to cover other South Eastern states besides just Anambra and Imo.
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As the governorship elections heat up in Anambra state, home of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Peter Obi's domain, one may begin to wonder what the largest opposition party, the APC is doing there too.In a state which has seen the PDP being defeated by APGA although without a small fight of legal tussles sponsored by the current governor Obi, the APC hopes to also win the governorship election with Chris Ngige as their candidate.Do core Anambra citizens really hold Ngige in high esteem? Well, he is actually a popular name in the politics since he was a former governor and the first governor who was allegedly reported to have been kidnapped and slapped by Chris Uba, a brother to a PDP governorship aspirant Andy Uba, former aide of Olusegun Obasanjo.It is probably true that Chris Ngige is a man of small stature compared to Obi or his preferred candidate who will stand taller, Ngige does have some cards to play and he could play it well if Obi presents a less popular candidate.The APC's recent incursion into Eastern politics is probably as a result of the successes of the former ACN whose strength has helped in capturing almost all the states in Yorubaland. Even though the ACN was seen as a Yoruba party then, it did become the platform for a popular and former South Eastern governor, Chris Ngige rode to win a Senatorial seat.APGA still rules Anambra state, a state which doesn't naturally support a Federal party like the PDP and has equally shown its strength by also helping to crown a governor in Imo state although Okorocha later switched to the APC after winning elections on the platform of APGA. Personally, I think there should be a law against party swingers who are still in electable offices.Anyway, back to APGA and APC or rather Obi and Fashola, the fight has even gotten hotter as Obi has claimed that Lagos doesn't like or respect Igbo people and this is probably shown by the deportation of Igbo people to Anambra state and that deportation which Fashola of APC has not denied would surely affect the party's chances in Anambra.Ordinarily, if you ask me, with the way Lagos state is treating Igbo businesses in Lagos state such as market demolitions in Yaba, Balogun, Idumota and other places as well the recent disturbances in Ladipo and Alaba, Ngigbo in Lagos sure do have some grudges against Lagos or any party they would try to use to dominate South East politics. Truth is that when elections are around the corner, it is still this same Igbo people who reside in Lagos that would travel to the east and cast their votes and chances are that they won't vote for a Lagos state sponsored party like the APC.So, if one is to analyze APC's chances of winning an election in Anambra state based on popular votes, they are less likely to win unlike APGA or the PDP. Anambra indigenes resident in Lagos state who are most likely going to contribute to the voting population wouldn't want to vote for a party whose leaders have persecuted the Igbo way of life.APC may grow to become a much stronger opposition party and APGA would probably continue to see it as a threat. APGA would probably have to do more to also grow their parties strength to cover other South Eastern states besides just Anambra and Imo.
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