The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said the governorship hopeful of the Labour Party (LP) in Anambra, Valentine Ozigbo, has no political wherewithal to challenge Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the 2025 gubernatorial poll in the state.

The party described Ozigbo as a broke man seeking Peter Obi’s favour to fund his ambition, adding that he is no match for Soludo in the forthcoming election.

APGA described as laughable Ozigbo’s claim that he is better than Governor Soludo, calling him a toothless bulldog.

The party said the LP governorship aspirant has no electoral value but is banking on the support of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

The national coordinator of APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, stated this in a statement made available to The Nation on Tuesday in Awka.

He said: “Valentine Ozigbo is banking on whipping Peter Obi’s sentiment to become Governor but disappointment awaits him.

“I have heard many people say that Valentine Ozigbo does not have the muscle to contest the 2025 governorship election.

“He is hoping to be funded by Peter Obi but I reliably gathered from Peter Obi’s camp that he is not ready to sponsor any candidate for the 2025 election and that anybody contesting the election must be financially buoyant to fund his election.

“This is what made some people close to Peter Obi to be pushing him to support Engr Barth Nwibe because he has a financial war chest.

“The implication is that Valentine Ozigbo is not in Peter Obi’s consideration table and that is to say that he is deceiving himself.

“As for us in APGA, Governor Soludo remains the best choice for Anambra electorate in 2025 and they will do everything humanly possible for him to clinch a well-deserved second-term mandate. This is because the Anambra electorates believe that one good turn deserves another.”

Obigwe maintained that Soludo remained the best for the job, adding that he would not be compared with anybody.

Obigwe said: “Anambra is not a banana republic where political nobodies will be jumping up and down making unnecessary claims.

“Ozigbo’s visit to Ogbaru Local government is a waste of time because the actual people that made him win Ogbaru in 2021 are now in APGA and they will deliver Governor Soludo in 2025 in that local government.

“He is busy chasing shadows in other local governments because he knows that he cannot win Aguata 1 and 2 constituency as long as Governor Soludo is concerned.

“In 2021, Valentine Ozigbo only managed to win Amesi his community but lost Aguata constituency 1 and 2 to Governor Soludo.

“He lost his Aguata constituency 1 and 2 to Governor Soludo in the 2021 and 2023 elections. That is a clear indication showing that he does not have one single electoral value.” (The Nation: Text, Excluding Headline)

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