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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Akachukwu Nwankpo, governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra, has selected a Pastor, Lawrence Ughammadu, as his running mate.<\/p>\n

Harris Chuma-Odili, Director General, Publicity and Strategy of the campaign made the announcement.<\/p>\n

He said Ughammadu was nominated by the party after careful considerations and deliberations within the hierarchy.<\/p>\n

Chuma-Odili described the running mate as a distinguished man of God, youth advocate, social critic and philanthropist.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said Nwankpo had an option to pick whoever he wanted but chose to involve the party in deciding who to run with.<\/p>\n

\u201cPastor Lawrence got the nod because he is a Pentecostal Pastor with an unblemished track record,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Ughammadu, an indigene of Nibo in Awka South Local Government Area, was born in 1973.<\/p>\n

The Pastor with Dominion City Church is an alumnus of Christ the King College Onitsha.<\/p>\n

The cleric holds a B.Sc degree in Accounting from Enugu State University, and MBA from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.<\/p>\n

2023: ADC condemns INEC\u2019s plan to create more polling units<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Akachukwu Nwankpo, governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra, has selected a Pastor, Lawrence Ughammadu, as his running mate. Harris Chuma-Odili, Director General, Publicity and Strategy of the campaign made the announcement. He said Ughammadu was nominated by the party after careful considerations and deliberations within the hierarchy. 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