The Guardian (Nigeria)

Group adopts ADC, appoints Atuigwe as Nwankpo campaign DG

Ozigbo, 2Baba seek free- violence poll in Anambra

- From Osiberoha Osibe, Awka

ANON- PARTISAN political pressure group, the Third Force Movement, has adopted the African Democratic Party ( ADC) on the basis that its governorsh­ip candidate, Sullivan Akachukwu Nwankpo, has no baggage.

Besides, the group has endorsed the former Women’s Wing Director of Senator Uche Ekwunife Governorsh­ip Campaign in the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) primary, Mrs. Ego Florence Atuigwe, to serve as the Director- General of Akachukwu Nwankpo Campaign Organisati­on.

Chairman of the Movement, Okey Ojibe and co- chairman, Prof. Aghadiuno, who disclosed this to newsmen in Awka, Anambra State, yesterday, contended the adoption of ADC was because the Movement’s mission is in line with the party’s mantra that places premium of the “Anambra families first.”

He said that the Third Force Movement was planning to project Akachukwu’s campaign activities by working to ensure the collapse of different denominati­ons into ADC structure.

According to him, the group adopted Nwankpo after rigorous considerat­ion of his 15 years of transparen­t and corruption- free public service that spanned from local council, state government and Federal Government of President Goodluck Jonathan as a Special Adviser and Executive Secretary of SURE- P.

Corroborat­ing him, Aghadiuno said the group would, before next month, make a formal announceme­nt of its position in keeping with its interest in facilitati­ng provision of quality governance and transparen­t leadership.

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EANWHILE, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the November 6, 2021 Anambra governorsh­ip election, Valentine Ozigbo and a music maestro, Innocent Idibia ( a. k. a. 2Baba) have advocated a violence- free electoral process in the forthcomin­g election.

Ozigbo and 2Baba, made the declaratio­n in Awka, Anambra State, at the weekend, when the gubernator­ial candidate hosted a delegation from the ‘ Vote- NotFight: Election No Be War’ campaign.

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