Soludo approves Ekwueme Square for Tinubu’s campaign rally in Anambra

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has authorized the All Progressive Congress (APC) to use the state-owned Alex Ekwueme Square facility for his presidential campaign rally scheduled for Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Awka, the state capital .

The endorsement was announced to journalists in Awka over the weekend by APC state chairman Chief Basil Ejidike at a pre-meeting press conference for party candidate Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima.

Ejidike said a letter had been sent to the Anambra state government titled: “Notice of Presidential Rally for APC requesting the use of the Alex Ekwueme Square Awka for the event and a prescribed fee of 2.5 million naira was paid in accordance with the state officer’s order.

While praising the governor for the approval, Ejidike, addressing the media on behalf of the party’s Presidential Campaign Management Council in the state, coordinated by Senator Margret Okadigbo, also said that more than 22,000 APC supporters, support groups and other Asiwaju enthusiasts Tinubu in the 326 political wards that make up Anambra state is highly expected to attend what he described as the mother of all rallies on Tuesday.

According to him, we are fully prepared to host the next President of Nigeria in Anambra State.

“Ndi-Anambra will vote for Tinubu because of the long relationship they have had with him, starting when he was governor of Lagos State.

“The Presidential Campaign Management Committee has mobilized all supporters of the 21 LGAs for the event and hopes for a huge success. And become the mother of all rallies in the state.
For his part, the president of the organizing committee of the meeting, Sir Azuka Okwuosa, said people should ignore some of the things they saw on social media, adding that APC in Anambra state had no dent of any kind.

He said every effort had been made to ensure that the meeting was a great success, adding that the opposition that fueled the discord in APC would be disgraced.