– The former minister of aviation Osita Chidoka has received the flag of the United United Progressive Party (UPP)
– The flag was presented to Chidoka by UPP national chairman Chekwas Okorie
– Chidoka while receiving the flag vowed to pursue UPP’s self-determination ideology and restore the voice of the Igbo people
The former minister of aviation Osita Chidoka on Wednesday, August 30, received the flag of the United Progressive Party (UPP) ahead of the November 18 Anambra election.
The flag was presented to Chidoka by the national chairman of UPP, Chkewas Okorie, at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.
Receiving the flag, Chidoka said his emergence as the party’s candidate for the Anambra election signals a new beginning for the people.
He also said it marks the end of an irresponsible government for the people of Anambra.
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The former minister said his emergence as the flag bearer of the UPP also shows the beginning of an era where citizens can vote for a governor of their choice and not for individuals sponsored by godfathers.
Chidoka said: “Today, Anambra state is about to start a new beginning in the pursuit of our ideology as a people; the ideology of the UPP, which is the ideology of hard work, creativity and the fear of God; the ideology of the restoration of our homeland and the rebuilding of our capacity as a people; the ideology of self determination and right to determine our role in Nigeria, where no man is oppressed.”
“Indeed, it is the pursuit of the ideology of reenacting our people’s hopes and aspirations, the desire to be recognized as a free constituent of the country and where they are not relegated to being a mere five percent in Nigeria,” Chidoka said.
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He added that the UPP is focused on restoring the voice of Nigerians of Igbo extraction without running the state aground like previous administration.
“No more would Anambra state be ruled by an ideologically vacuous and bankrupt party. In 2003, Chief Chekwas Okorie founded the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) on the idea that all the grievances of ndi-Igbo would be channeled through a political party to engage the other parts of the country. Unfortunately that dream was betrayed.
“APGA became an electoral vehicle meant for the election of people whose desires and interests are the maximization of their personal capacity and not the welfare of the people.
Chidoka while receiving the flag vowed to pursue UPP’s self-determination ideology and restore the voice of the Igbo people. Source: Voila Okolie
“That is why today, neither APGA as a party, nor the government of Anambra state, has any position on the agitation for the actualization of Biafra by ndi Igbo.
They have no position on the issue of restructuring. They have worked with PDP and they are willing to work with APC.
APGA as a party is adrift and we want to send it to its final funeral, and on this mission we have the full backing of the Anambra people.
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“Our greatest resource is human beings and I will continue to stand by them. The banner I receive today is the banner that will do away with all that is wrong with us and promote all that is right.
It is a banner that will question the history that makes us a people who though renowned globally as hard working people, are here in Nigeria, struggling to exert ourselves in our various endeavors,” the former minister said.
Chidoka also said his campaign and the vision of the UPP has engulfed Anambra and successfully created bonds among the people.
He said: “No more shall Anambra state people be voting for persons who are sponsored by godfathers of people that are not contesting in the election, but whose major intent is to fleece the state and line their pockets and those of their party members and deprive the people.”
In his reaction, Okorie while handing over the certificate of return and nomination from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said UPP is the only party that has the full backing of the ordinary people.
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Okorie said the victory of UPP in Anambra is inevitable.
He also called on INEC to ensure a free and fair election in the state.
He called for the use of electoral automated system to directly transmit results from the polling units to INEC’s central server.
The UPP national chairman said this will ensure that nothing but the will of the people of Anambra as directly expressed at the polls, prevails.
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ZENITHBLOG.com earlier reported that Chidoka received the staff of authority from traditional rulers in the south-east region.
The staff was given to the former minister by the Igwe of Igbo Ukwu, His Royal Highness Idu Martin Ezeh.
It was also gathered that the staff of authority was presented to the incumbent governor of Anambra state Willie Obiano during the 2013 Anambra governorship election.
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