Abuja: The immediate past Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo, Dr MacDonald Ebere, says the political future of the state and the South-East geo-political zone is now brighter under the ruling APC.
Ebere, who doubles as the Board Chairman of Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
He said that lots of political transformation are going on in Imo, the South-East and across the country under the President Bola Tinubu-led APC government.
“Political success is firstly predicated on internal cohesion amongst political actors and well-articulated manifesto tailored toward securing the future of the people.
“This is practically what is happening in Nigeria under the Tinubu-led APC and I am particularly happy that our own governor, His Excellency, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, is at the centre of this movement.
“Apart from being the chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Gov. Uzodinma has secured Imo and the entire South-East geo-political zone under the APC fold, and our voice is now not only heard, but respected,” he said.
On the chances of APC in next year’s general elections, Ebere said that the party had very bright chances, following indepth political analysis by pundits.
“During the 2023 general elections, some factors affected our performance, but they are no longer feasible today, making it obvious that our fortune in the South-East is assured.
“ Gov. Uzodinma and other political heavyweights have decimated all the challenges APC hitherto had and the party is now firmly rooted in the zone.
“Again, our people are no longer naive on the issue of political alignment at the centre. All the who-is-whos politically in the zone are now in APC.
“At the grassroots level, the awareness is now very high. For instance, in the 305 wards and 27 local government areas in Imo, APC has strong control and same is applicable in Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra and Abia,” he said.
According to Ebere, who was in Abuja for the APC national convention, the future of Ndigbo is well secured in APC.
On his speculated governorship interest, Ebere noted Imo governorship election is not coming up with the 2027 general elections, as it is an off-cycle election.
“For me, it is too early to begin to talk about Imo governorship election now because that will amount to some level of distraction to the state government.
“The state is presently undergoing an all-round re-engineering under His Excellency, Gov. Hope Uzodinma’s administration and at the right time, we will talk about that.
“If you visit Imo lately, you will notice that the state is undergoing serious transformation both in infrastructure and socio-political structure, and anyone wishing the state well shouldn’t drag it into discussions that will slow down this progress,” he said.
