From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
A close associate of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Col. Joe Achuzia has urged Igbo to rally the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), describing it as the soul of the Igbo nation.
Achuzia, popularly referred to as ‘Air Raid’ during the civil war and one of the top Biafran war commanders said the two gifts late Odumegwu- Ojukwu gave to Igbo were Biafra and APGA, saying it was on the two that late Ojukwu’s soul rested.
While describing APGA as the soul of the Igbo. the British trained aeronautic engineer said the survival of APGA should be the concern of all Igbo.
The one-time secretary general of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, posited that the Igbo have been denied presidency since the First Republic as no political party was willing to give them presidential ticket.
‘‘They were also prevented from having ideological political platform to rally round their own people, except APGA’’.
Col. Achuzia spoke at his Asaba residence while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Political Matters, Mr. Arinzechukwu Awogu, who came to felicitate with him on his 90th birthday which was on Wednesday.
He commended Governor Obiano for living up to the dreams of APGA’s founding fathers despite the challenges in human management.
He implored him to ensure that APGA produced presidential candidate in 2019 general election, if Biafra did not come before then.
The fiery war commander revealed that it was Ojukwu’s desire for it to be on record that an Igboman ran for the presidency of Nigeria in every election year and that the Igbo could only come together under a political unit and nurture same to national mainstream.
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APGA to produce Igbo presidential candidate for 2019-Col. Achuzia
From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
A close associate of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, popularly referred to as “Air Raid”during the civil war, Col Joe Achuzia has said the survival of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as a party should be the concern of all Igbo.
He described APGA as the soul of the Igbo. Col. Achuzia, one of the top Biafran war commanders recalled that the two gifts late Odumegwu- Ojukwu gave to Igbo were Biafra and APGA, saying it was on the two that late Ojukwu’s soul rested.
The British trained aeronautic engineer and one-time secretary general of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, posited that since the First Republic, the Igbo were denied a shot at the presidency as no political party was willing to give them presidential ticket. They were also prevented from having ideological political platform to rally round their own people, except the APGA.
Col. Achuzia spoke at his Asaba residence while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Political Matters, Mr. Arinzechukwu Awogu, who came to felicitate with him on his 90th birthday that came up on May 17, 2017.
He commended Governor Obiano for living up to the dreams of APGA’s founding fathers despite the challenges in human management. He implored him to ensure that APGA produced presidential candidate in 2019 general election, if Biafra did not come before then.
The fiery war commander revealed that it was Ojukwu’s desire for it to be on record that an Igboman ran for the presidency of Nigeria in every election year and that the Igbo could only come together under a political unit and nurture same to national mainstream.