Chief Elvis Agukwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the South East, has described the lead of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Anambra State gubernatorial election as a political disadvantage to the zone.
The APC chieftain made his position known on in an interview he granted the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
Agukwe said the lead of the APGA had further isolated the zone from the national political grid.
He said it had truncated efforts of some of the leaders, including Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, to bring the zone to the front burner of national politics for greater political prospects.
He said: “Some people erroneously thought that it was between them and Governor Uzodimma.
“No.
“He wanted to change strategy for his misguided brothers.
“We lost an opportunity to stop others being suspicious of Igbos.”
Agukwe explained that the APC made a bold inroad to entrench itself in the South East to correct the misconception that the zone is at political war with other zones.
“From 5 per cent to over 20 per cent. People thought it was personal, Not many would be right at the same time.
“Gov. Uzodimma was bold and strategic. APGA has been made to look like an Igbo party. Is there Hausa or Yoruba party?”
Agukwe who reiterated the imperatives of inclusive politics for the South East, said it was the roadmap towards achieving national political relevance.
He added: “APC did not set out to annex Anambra State, but to show direction to our misguided folks.
“APGA can be but my people should stop complaining for we are not at war with anybody.”
The APC chieftain, however, saluted the boldness and courage of Senator Andy Uba, Uzodimma and other APC leaders in the South East for trying to rescue the zone from doldrums of sectional and ethnic politics.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Prof. Charles Soludo of APGA is in a comfortable lead ahead of Peoples Democratic Party’s Valentine Ozoigbo, APC’s Uba and others in the gubernatorial election.
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