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Newly Retired DIG Joins APC, Enters Anambra Guber Race
A retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Celestine Okoye, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State.
He registered as a member of the party at his polling unit of Ward 3, Awka, in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday.
The retired former police boss was also rumored to be interested in contesting in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election in November.
Speaking to reporters after joining the APC, Okoye said that only the APC can take the state and the region to a place of political prominence.
He said: “Anambra State and South-East cannot continue to be in the opposition. Anambra and the Igbo need to be at the centre of what is happening in Nigeria.
“We should stop deceiving ourselves with APGA for it cannot take Anambra and the South-East anywhere.
“I’m interested in the area of strategies on how to win the election and bring Anambra APC to the centreâ€, says the retired Police boss.
Also speaking, state APC Chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike, who led members of the state executive of the party to witness Okoye’s registration, described the ex-police chief as “a big catch.â€
Ejidike said, “We cannot continue to be on the sidelines. APC has done so much for South-East and Anambra State in areas of infrastructural development. And the only way we can get more is to join the mainstream and 2023 is a sure banker for Igbo as it regards the Presidency.â€
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