By Uche Onyeali
Hon. Kelechi Iwueze, the All Progressives Congress, APC, chairmanship aspirant for Ehime Mbano Local Government Council in the 2024 Imo State Local Government Election, has denounced the circulation of posters featuring the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as presidential and Vice-presidential candidates for 2027 as a blatant attempt to sow discord among party leaders, including President Bola Tinubu.
Ganduje’s office also described the act as mischief orchestrated by the Kwankwasiyya movement affiliates, emphasising his unwavering loyalty to Tinubu.
On the false posters,
The ruling APC categorically denies the fake news circulating on social media, alleging Dr. Ganduje’s 2027 presidential bid with Governor Uzodimma as running mate.
“This misinformation is attributed to malicious troublemakers, likely in cahoots with Kwankwassiyya affiliates, aiming to sow discord between Dr. Ganduje and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Dr. Ganduje has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to President Tinubu, supporting his visionary leadership and commitment to Nigeria’s prosperity.
In an interview in Owerri, Imo State capital, Hon. Iwueze condemned the circulated presidential posters, describing it as a deceitful tactic by the defeated oppositions challenging the overwhelming vote of confidence by the good people of Ndi imo in the last November 11 governorship election to garner sympathy ahead of the Supreme Court’s Imo State governorship election ruling. He described the images as comical and immature, emphasizing that this blackmail strategy would fail, given President Tinubu’s political astuteness. Iwueze condemned the perpetrators of this false propaganda as malicious and malevolent.
He went ahead to warn that blackmail attempts against President Tinubu and Governor Uzodimma are malicious and doomed to fail, as Uzodimma will remain in office until 2027.
Hon. Iwueze, APC chairmanship hopeful for Ehime Mbano LGA, vows to tackle unemployment, underemployment, and insecurity through collaborative community development, agricultural revitalization, and peace/security initiatives. He also promises to foster youth skills development and trader support through strategic partnerships. With his experience as Chief of Staff and TC chairman, Iwueze guarantees an enabling environment for sustainable investments and gainful employment, independent of LGA allocation.
