The APC state chairman, Jones Erue, did not also respond to calls and messages, but the state secretary, Chidi Okonji, said the APC had strategies in place for the campaigns which, he said, were confidential.
“We are preparing for the general elections, not just the presidential campaign only. We are prepared for the campaigns generally for House of Assembly and National Assembly. Our strategy for the presidential campaign is confidential and not for public consumption at the moment. You will begin to see when we start unfolding the plans one after the other,” Okonji said.
Enugu
In Enugu, political parties that spoke to Sunday Sun said they were ready to square it up with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state as the presidential campaign opens today.
The state chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ben Nwoye, said that his party is ready to dislodge the ruling PDP in the state. He expressed optimism that his party and President Muhammadu Buhari would win the coming presidential election.
“Enugu state will vote for Buhari massively. We are ready,” Nwoye said.
The chairman of United Progressives Party (UPP) Mr Ken Onyekaonwu said that his party is much more ready, while aligning on the position of his national working committee of his party to adopt President Muhammadu Buhari as their presidential candidate.
Efforts to get the position and readiness of PDP failed as the state chairman, Chief Augustine Nnamani, could not be reached on telephone.
Ekiti
Mr Paul Omotosho, Sate chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assured that his party is fully prepared and optimistic of winning at the polls in 2019.
His words: “We are prepared anytime, any day. We have resolved to ensure we conduct ourselves properly. We will do what is proper. We will mobilise massively for our party. We are fully prepared. We will work for the success of our party.
“We are determined and we are optimistic that we will win the 2019 elections for our party.”
In the same vein, Gboyega Ogubtuase, a legal practitioner and chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said though their campaign strategies could not be revealed, the party remains one in spite of recent bickering over who becomes new leader of the party in the state between immediate past governor, Ayo Fayose and a serving Senator, Biodun Olujimi.
His words: “Everything concerning campaign is absolutely confidential for now. The strategies to use for campaigns are secrets.
In Ekiti State, we are doing what must be done to get full support for our party, we are mobilizing massively and we are working in tandem with our national executive as well as the zonal executives of the party,” he said.
ACPN
The campaign organisation of ACPN said that the party is fully prepared for electioneering which begins today across the country.
The organisation said that the party will run a rigorous campaign as they will engage the people at the grassroots to sell their programme to them.
