{"id":79969,"date":"2021-04-25T19:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79969"},"modified":"2021-04-25T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T18:13:04","slug":"obiano-yet-to-endorse-any-aspirant-for-apga-guber-ticket-okafor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/obiano-yet-to-endorse-any-aspirant-for-apga-guber-ticket-okafor\/","title":{"rendered":"Obiano yet to endorse any aspirant for APGA guber ticket \u2013 Okafor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra state has yet to endorse an aspirant for the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket in the\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">Nov. 6<\/a>governorship election in the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hon. Nonso Okafor, a chieftain of the party\u00a0 stated this on Sunday in Awka.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The lawmaker was reacting to insinuations that the governor has endorsed the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Chukwuma Soludo for the party\u2019s ticket.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Okafor said, \u201cI don\u2019t understand what people mean by body language. People should stop dropping the name of the governor just to sway people into favouring their aspiration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAnambra is for all of us, and the governor is our governor. Soludo is not the only one who knows the governor, I know the governor too, and I was with him just yesterday and we discussed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIf you know our governor, you will know that he is a very plain person who can tell you his mind, even in public. I\u2019m sure if he had endorsed anyone, he would have said it. He is not the type people will be saying body language, because he would have communicated it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reacting to insinuations that he was being sponsored by some billionaires in Nnewi where he comes from to destabilize Soludo\u2019s chances, Okafor said it was natural for him to have followers from his hometown, just as Soludo may have supporters from his Aguata area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cPeople say I\u2019m challenging Soludo, but I say no, I\u2019m not challenging Soludo. I\u2019m running for the governorship position, just as Soludo is running. But if I find out that Soludo is challenging me, then I will challenge him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIt is wrong to say I\u2019m being sponsored to spoil Soludo\u2019s chances. This is an era where people are yearning for young people like me as leaders, so I can say that it is Soludo who is being sponsored to destabilize my chances,\u201d Okafor said.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra state has yet to endorse an aspirant for the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket in the\u00a0Nov. 6governorship election in the state. Hon. 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