Anambra 2025: With At least 20% Support, APC Would Have Gone Far -Senator Ekwunife

Senator Uche Ekwunife

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, Senator Uche Ekwunife, has stated that the party would have recorded a significantly stronger performance if it had gotten at least 20 percent support.
Senator Ekwunife made this assertion on Saturday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Awka, convened to review progress and chart the way forward for the party’s ongoing electronic membership registration (e-registration) exercise.
According to her, despite structural and institutional challenges, the APC has firmly taken root in Anambra State, pointing to the level of commitment she observed among party members across the state.
“If the party had received at least 20 percent support, we would have gone far in the election,” “The commitment I witnessed among APC members, ward leaders, and chairmen was overwhelming. APC is no longer a fringe party in Anambra; it has come to stay.”she said.

Senator Ekwunife said that ward leaders are the most critical pillars of the party’s organization, noting that party strength and electoral success are built from the grassroots.
“The ward leaders are even more important than myself in the party because everything starts and ends at the ward level,” she stated.

She added that individuals registering during the ongoing e-registration exercise represent the core and committed membership of the APC in Anambra.
While acknowledging the absence of significant federal backing during the last election, she maintained that the party still performed creditably under the circumstances.
“We did not get the level of federal support expected of a ruling party, yet we still recorded meaningful progress,” she said.
She further warned that any party chairman who fails to demonstrate seriousness in the e-registration process risks isolating himself, stressing that chairmen are the chief promoters and mobilizers of the party.
Senator Ekwunife urged party members to actively sell the APC across the state in preparation for the 2027 general elections, while also calling on Nigerians to pray for the country’s leadership.
“We need to pray for our leaders to get it right where they are not getting it right,” she added.
Ekwunife who is the Director-General of the South-East Governorship Forum described the APC in Anambra as formidable and resilient, assuring party faithful that the setbacks experienced in the last election would not be repeated.
She disclosed that the Anambra APC is targeting the registration of over 336,000 new members, a strategy aimed at strengthening the party ahead of the 2027 presidential, National Assembly, and state elections.
According to her, the e-registration process is the responsibility of ward chairmen and their executive members, stressing that the exercise would help the party identify loyal and committed members and empower them politically.
“We are targeting at least 1,000 new members per ward. If we achieve this across all electoral wards, we will register over 336,000 new members,”
“APC members are eager to win elections, and we cannot achieve that without the ward chairmen, who are the custodians of the party at the grassroots.”she explained.
In his remarks, the Anambra State Chairman of the APC, Chief Basil Ejidike, described politics as a game of numbers, stressing that no party can win elections without a strong membership base.
“The purpose of this gathering is to evaluate participation in the ongoing e-registration exercise and ensure fairness and seriousness,”
“In a few months, we will be approaching another election cycle, and without the right numbers, we will not be reckoned with nationally.”Ejidike said.
He noted that the meeting was convened to develop strategies for a successful e-registration process across the state and pledged that the party would ensure widespread registration to enhance its leverage at both state and national levels.
Chief Ejidike also disclosed that the Anambra APC has received no external financial support, noting that all activities have been funded internally by stakeholders within the state.
“National leadership directed us to source funds internally. We must prove that APC can stand strong in Anambra. This e-registration exercise is critical,” he said.
He appealed to ward leaders and stakeholders to strengthen internal cooperation and improve participation in meetings, stressing that synergy between ward executives and stakeholders is essential for party growth.
“When stakeholders are functional at the ward and local government levels, the party grows from the grassroots to the state level,” he added.

The highlight of the event was the presentation of cash awards to the three best-performing local government areas in the e-registration exercise:
₦500,000 for first place
₦300,000 for second place
₦150,000 for third place
A breakdown of the performance showed that Njikoka Local Government Area recorded the highest number of registered members, followed by Awka South and Onitsha South.