{"id":171406,"date":"2025-07-27T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-apc-candidate-ukachukwu-gets-n150m-donation"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T21:20:10","slug":"anambra-apc-candidate-ukachukwu-gets-n150m-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-apc-candidate-ukachukwu-gets-n150m-donation","title":{"rendered":"Anambra APC Candidate Ukachukwu Gets N150m Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, has said that he does not need certificates to perform well as governor.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate stated this while receiving a whopping donation of N150 million from his supporters, intended to support his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>His supporters, under the aegis of a political pressure group, Sustenance of Faith in Governance, SOFIG, made the donation during a rally organised to welcome the candidate and his running mate. The sum was raised through contributions by individuals and local government chapters of the group.<\/p>\n<p>The event was also used to welcome 32,500 members of the Edozie Njoku faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who defected to APC.<\/p>\n<p>The donation was presented to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu at the rally by the founder of the group, Dr Kingsley Ezekwelu. The elated candidate thanked the supporters for their gesture.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019m seeing people donate money to a contestant. In other cases, people would be waiting for the candidate to bring out money for them before they will vote, but in your case you are donating to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to assure you that this is a major investment you are making towards our contest. Only the will of God will happen in this election and I\u2019m confident that he will make us governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (opponents) are just blowing grammar, thinking that is what qualifies one to be a governor. There is no law that says that for you to be a governor you must be able to speak grammar. You must not be one who possesses certificates to be a governor. There is no law like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have our mother tongue to communicate with, and you must not be a professor to be a governor. I\u2019m humbled by what you have been able to raise today, but I want to say that you have humbled me, and I will ensure that I do not let you down. We are the best for this election, and we know that Anambra people want the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have raised the money for me, but I want to ask you to manage it for me too. Use it to sponsor yourself. Go from house to house, kindred to kindred, village to village and talk to people about Ikukuoma (his traditional title).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t see this money as something you can share, but invest it into the race. For this donation for me and my deputy, we will not forget, and I\u2019m donating it back to you to manage it and I trust your leaders. It is now my money which I\u2019m giving to you, and I want you to manage it for me, and I will monitor how you spend it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the founder of the group, Dr Kingsley Ezekwelu, said during his address that 32,500 members of APGA were joining APC. He said the candidate, Ukachukwu himself, was formerly a staunch member of APGA but was betrayed by the party before he left for APC, where he eventually won the ticket to contest for governor.<\/p>\n<p>He said now that Ukachukwu was in the APC, members of SOFIG, who were mostly in APGA, decided to defect to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwelu said: \u201cArmed with this mandate, SOFIG stands resolute in its decision to support Prince Ukachukwu\u2019s gubernatorial ambition. This decision was not without cost. Many of our members, myself included, who held positions within the APGA-led government suffered persecution, job losses, political witch-hunts, and victimisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving been betrayed by APGA despite his clear victory at the senatorial primaries, Prince Dr. Ukachukwu had quietly retreated to his private life and business. The devastating loss of his dear wife, Princess Nnenna Ukachukwu (of blessed memory), further deepened his withdrawal from the political space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, he is back as a candidate of APC, and we owe him our support. The overwhelming outcome of this exercise shows clearly that: Prince Dr. Nicholas Chukwujekwu Ukachukwu (Ikukuoma Ndigbo, Owelle Osumenyi) will emerge as the people\u2019s preferred choice as Anambra governor in the coming election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, has said that he does not need certificates to perform well as governor. 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