Andy Uba tours 21 LGAs in Anambra seeking support

ANAMBRA, Nigeria – Former presidential aide  to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Andy has commenced tour of 21 local government area of Anambra State  to curry   supports for  his governorship ambition.

According to a statement issued by Director General of his  Campaign Organization, Hon. Paul Chukwuma, the tour is for him to meet  with leadership of the party at the local government level and to sell his candidature to them.

Andy Uba is seeking to be the governor of the state on the platform of All Progressive Congress APC in the November 6, Anambra state governorship election. According to the statement, Uba is putting  finishing touches to the ward  local government  tour to enable  him reach-out  to the stakeholders in the state .

Chukwuma said that the aim of the tour was to connect with the grassroots at the wards and local government levels, describing the move as a strategic plan  adopted by the campaign organization to reach out to the people .

” These are the people who will vote, these are the people who represent the party at the ward and local government levels, these are the people who have held the fort all these while, they are the springboard of our grassroots strategy not only now, but in the forthcoming elections” he said .

According to  Chukwuma, the tour was also designed to  enlighten the stakeholders on Uba qualities  and programmes for the party and the state . He also said the tour will also afforded the aspirant and his team the opportunity to see the level of underdevelopment in the state  as  such  experience would enable him   to go back to his drawing board and see how such un-development can be tackled within his first four years in office .

He also described Senator Uba as the best person to pickup the party’s ticket  in the forthcoming  APC  primary. “In terms of experience, reach-out, financial standing and popularity, Uba  is there and  all the APC needed now  was to give him the  ticket for him to win the governorship  election for the party ” he said .

He said  that Uba in one of the meetings urged  the local officers   to put an end to the many struggles to win the gubernatorial election in the state  by  giving him the party’s ticket .