The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, is said to have concluded plans to appoint human rights activist, Obele Chuka Obele, as the Director-General of his campaign organisation.
Umeh is contesting the Anambra Central Senatorial seat, which is currently occupied by Sen. Chris Ngige of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Also, five persons have lined up from APGA to contest the House of Assembly seat for Onitsha South I Constituency currently held by Hon. Emeka Aniegbonam of APC.
Leading the pack of the five APGA aspirants are Comrade Osita Ozalagba, Ikechukwu Obinka, Nonso Orakwe, Paddy Aniuno and Chibuike Akpotue.
However, The Nation gathered that Ozalagba may have been anointed as the party’s candidate by the powers that be in the party.
All the contestants had been holding secret meetings with the power brokers in the constituency for support.
Meanwhile, a source close to APGA yesterday, told The Nation that Umeh opted for the lawyer activist to lead his senatorial campaign because of people’s love towards the activist.
Before now Obele was involved in a one man match in Enugu State during the military regime when he was a member of NADECO.
Though, Umeh had not made it public, we gathered yesterday that all plans had been perfected by the APGA chief to announce Obele any moment from now to lead his campaigns for the senatorial seat.
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