By Cajetan Mmuta
The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Wednesday vowed that candidate of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance for the November 6 election and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo will succeed him as the next governor of the state.

Obiano gave the assurance when he addressed the various groups and aides who welcomed him at the Anambra State International Airport shortly on arrival from the United States of America where he had spent few weeks of vacation.

Obiano assured that the ”mistake” made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the publication of the party’s candidate for November 6, 2021, gubernatorial election would be corrected.

Obiano left the country shortly after the mainstream primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance held at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka, on June 23 that produced Soludo as the candidate of the party for the November 6 poll in the state.

The crisis had erupted within the ranks of APGA resulting in factional groups in the party nominating their governorship candidates for the governorship election.

On July 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission published the name of the candidate produced by Jude Okeke-led faction of APGA, Chukwuma Umeorji, citing a Jigawa High Court judgment for doing so.

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“Prof. Soludo as the next Governor of Anambra State as issues about APGA crisis will be a thing of the past soon,” he said.

He also assured of delivery of the Anambra International Airport in record time, noting that he felt fulfilled to have a test of his legacy project.

The governor was received by members of the State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Uchenna Okafor, Prof Soludo, and his running mate in the November poll, Dr. Onyeka Ibezim, members of the state executive council, Traditional Rulers, APGA members, among others.