Anambra election 2025: Huge drama as top popular governorship aspirant quits race, see details

• Chukwuma Umeoji has pulled retired of the 2025 Anambra authorities governorship superior election
• Umeoji is simply a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), an absorption enactment successful the salient southeast state
• Legit.ng reports that the superior predetermination scheduled to beryllium held successful Anambra authorities connected Saturday, April 5, has withdrawn from the race

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics, and governance.

Awka, Anambra authorities - Umeoji Chukwuma, a governorship aspirant successful the All Progressives Congress (APC) superior predetermination scheduled to beryllium held successful Anambra authorities connected Saturday, April 5, has withdrawn from the race.

As reported by The Nation, successful his resignation missive dated Thursday, April 3, and addressed to the APC ward president successful Umueri Ward 2, Anambra East section authorities country (LGA), Chukwuma said helium was stepping down to physique a broader governmental question successful the state.

Ahead of the APC superior predetermination for the Anambra authorities governorship election, a large withdrawal from the contention has been noted. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei
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The Punch besides noted the update.

He said:

”Mr President (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) is not the occupation of APC, but immoderate of the unprogressive elements who don’t privation the enactment to determination forward.“I’ve resigned from the enactment by tendering my missive to the ward president of the party. For now, I privation to rest, having built the enactment for galore years.“This determination was made successful bully religion pursuing consultations with my supporters crossed the state."

Legit.ng reports that Chukwuma was among the 7 aspirants who bought the APC’s N40 cardinal information signifier and were screened by the enactment up of the primaries.

Other aspirants see Obiora Okonkwo, Nicholas Ukachukwu, Johnbosco Onunkwo, Valentine Ozigbo, and Edozie Madu.

The APC had adopted an indirect superior to prime the party’s flagbearer successful the November 2025 Anambra authorities governorship election.

Ajibola Basiru, the APC nationalist secretary, disclosed that indirect superior was adopted to guarantee a much inclusive and streamlined process.

APC reacts to Chukwuma's determination successful Anambra

Meanwhile, successful a connection signed by Felix Morka, APC's nationalist spokesperson, the enactment thanked Chukwuma for his “dedicated support” successful Anambra authorities and astatine the nationalist level.

APC expresses assurance that Umeoji Chukwuma would enactment the enactment contempt despite Anambra governorship race
Source: Twitter

Morka said:

“It is our anticipation that Rt. Hon. Umeoji volition bash each successful his powerfulness to enactment and enactment for the triumph of the eventual gubernatorial emblem bearer of our large enactment successful the November 8, 2025 Anambra authorities gubernatorial election."

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Anambra 2025: Obi’s state Ozigbo reacts arsenic cleric predicts assassination attempt

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Valentine Ozigbo, a governorship aspirant successful the November 2025 Anambra authorities election, said helium was not acrophobic of a terrifying prophecy by Evangelist Ebuka Obi.

Ozigbo is an state of Peter Obi, the statesmanlike campaigner of the Labour Party (LP) successful the 2023 election.

Evangelist Obi precocious called for vigilance and peace, informing of a menace to Ozigbo. Reacting to the informing via a connection shared connected his verified X (formerly Twitter) page, Ozigbo said God is his shield.

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Source: Legit.ng