Controversy has trailed the visit of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Anambra State following a protest by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Emma Anosike, over the alleged failure to inform the party about the visit.
Anosike said the state chapter of the party was not informed about the proposed visit and expressed surprise that the wife of the party’s leader and presidential candidate, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, would visit the state without recourse to the APC leadership in Anambra.
According to him, “It is indeed strange that the First Lady of our presidential candidate is visiting Anambra state without recourse to the party in the state.”
He added, “The party wishes to state categorically that we are not part of the arrangements for the reception of our First Lady Sen Oluremi Tinubu because the party was never put in the picture.”
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Anosike also dismissed the mantra, “The Progressives Are Working Together,” being canvassed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), describing it as a smokescreen by the ruling party in the state to hijack Tinubu’s re-election from the APC.
“For instance, the APGA-led government in Anambra State did not interface with us on the organization of the visit, and the party wonders if the progressives are indeed working together.”
He, however, said the development would not affect the First Lady’s visit, urging all party members and faithful to join in welcoming Senator Oluremi Tinubu to the state.
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