APGA To Adopt Jonathan As Presidential Candidate

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will on December 17, 2014 hold a Special National Convention where the appointment of the Anambra State Governor Chief Wiliie Obiano as its leader and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) will be ratified.

While at the convention, the party will also adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate. It will also approve and adopt the amended Constitution of the party.

The former governor of Anambra State, Dr Peter Obi had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while he was waiting for his position as APGA BoT chair to be ratified.

While it seemed like the party’s delay in ratifying his position as party leader made him defect, it is believed in the party, that Obi defected to the PDP because he anticipated a ministerial appointment. The former governor has also always enjoyed a cordial relationship with the presidency.

With Obiano being Obi’s protege, the decision of APGA to ratify his appointment soon, is seen as a smart move, and a decision that is key to the continued existence of the party.

The party’s adoption of Jonathan as its candidate for the 2015 election may however be an indication that the ties between the PDP and APGA while Obi was governor of Anambra may still be intact.

1 COMMENT

  1. NOTHING SHORT OF EXPECTATION
    APGA and LP have always been extensions of PDP. Therefore declaring PDP presidential candidate is no surprise, a party without bearing will normally look for something to string on. APGA regaining Anambra State was a benevolent of agreement between PDP and APGA.
    The party wants to hold on to what it has, no matter how little. Not a bad tactic.