By Patrick Andrew
Abuja
The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Oye, has said that the victory of Governor Willie Obiano in the just concluded Anambra governorship election did not come as a surprise to him.
The APGA chairman dedicated the victory to God in Awka yesterday stating that the incumbent governor, Obiano, deserved the victory because he worked hard for the people in addition to his sterling qualities.
“I made a prophecy and I was focused. I wasn’t distracted by the shenanigans of some people, I was just so focused, praying and working silently to deliver the governor,” he said.
“No, I never felt like that (scared of APGA losing grip of Anambra). I told them in 2015 that November 18 election that Obiano will win (by) a landslide. So in three years, Anambra will have the biggest Aerotropolis in Africa.
“You cannot get another man like Obiano in 100 years. I want to make it clear to the world that God brought me at a special time and brought Governor Willie Obiano at a special time to package what you are witnessing today in Anambra State.
“This is one governor that has shown tremendous courage in the face of adversity and made Anambra State the best state in Africa: Security, agricultural, and in whatever guise.
“Anambra has shown capacity for development. Most of the things hidden in Anambra state, Obiano has unveiled them because of his vision, courage, charisma, credibility, pragmatism. So Anambrarians are going in for the best and people like Obiano’s ilk come once in 100 years,” he said.
Obiano defeated 36 other contestants after polling 23 4071 votes to clinch a landslide victory, as his nearest rivals Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Oseloka Obaze of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) both scored 98,752 and 70,293 votes respectively to place second and third.
Chief Oye said the victory has put an end to the initial anxiety that enveloped the polity, especially among party agents, electoral observers and indeed the candidates.
