Ahead of the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, a major crack has developed within the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as a support group of the party known as 21- Over- 21 Support has declared support for one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants, Sir Paul Chukwuma.
Members of the group from the 326 wards in the state were at the APC governorship aspirant’s country home in Umueri, Anambra East local government area of the state yesterday, where they declared that they had collapsed their structure in support of the governorship ambition of Sir Paul Chukwuma.
Among members of the APGA 21-Over-21 Support Group who were at the solidarity visit were some former ward chairmen and executives of APGA, who played a key role in the re-election of former Governor Willie Obiano and election of the incumbent Professor Soludo in the state’s 2022 governorship election.
Speaking on behalf of the support group, Mr Nchee Chinedu said, “We have looked at Sir Paul Chukwuma’s track record, we have seen indelible marks, we have seen your progressive mindset and achievements in our political landscape. We have seen your intellectual capacity and believe Sir Paul Chukwuma is the man the Anambra people need now.
“Outside these qualities, we have also found, looking at the mission statement of Sir Paul Chukwuma, a young, vibrant man who is at the same time soft-spoken, eloquent, articulate and professional.
“On the forthcoming APC primary and governorship poll in the state, our group has resolved to go back to our various wards and register to become full members of APC to support the governorship aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Sir Paul Chukwuma for the fact that he is a grassroots politician, an entrepreneur and as well possesses the character traits of a great leader.
“He is accessible, humble, brilliant and devoid of the negative drama that has dotted the histories of his competitors,” they stated.
A former member of the House of Representatives for Idemili-North and Idemili-south federal constituency, Ifeanyi Ibezi, who received the APGA group on behalf of Sir Paul Chukwuma, thanked the group for their choice of Sir Paul Chukwuma.
He promised that they would never regret their decision.
Hon. Ibezi recalled the roles members of the APGA 21-Over-21, especially chairmen of the group, played during the re-election of former Governor Willie Obiano and the subsequent victory of the incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
