How Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu Picked Nomination Form By Nehru Odeh

In line with speculations, friends of Bianca Odumegwu yesterday teamed up to pick a nomination form for her at the All Progressives Grand Alliance,  APGA, Secretariat in Abuja to run for Anambra South senatorial position in Anambra State, 

The entourage, which was made up of  Hon. Martins Ndujekwu (C.C. Martins), Comrade Peter Nwosu (Peter Nupeng),Engr. Chidi Anuligo (Arcon), Chief Chukwuebuka Ileka (Solid Base) and other friends, out of their own volition, and to Bianca’s surprise, raised the money and picked the form. This action confirmed earlier speculations that 15 billionaires are backing the former ambassador and wife of late Igbo leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu to contest for senate.

This recent development goes a long way to prove not just her level of acceptance but also how much the people of Anambra South Senatorial District want her to represent them in the red chamber .

However this is coming in the heels of opposition from the children of the late Igbo leader.  At a press conference on Wednesday, 5 September, Dr. Ike Ojukwu, one of Ojukwu’s sons and Director of Ojukwu Transport Company Limited,  said it would be a let-down to allow a woman from Ngwo in Enugu State to represent Anambra South Senatorial District.

“The district has several prominent people. Is she from Nnewi? She is from Ngwo in Enugu State. If you ask me, I would prefer someone who is a son of the soil and because I come from Nnewi, I would like an Nnewi indigene to represent us,” he said.

 Also speaking at the press conference, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Jnr) said: “A young woman who was supposedly married to my father who is late; a young woman who could remarry tomorrow maybe from Abia State or later from Sokoto State. And you want her to come and represent us. I wonder if there are no other people in Anambra South that can represent us?”

Meanwhile, Bianca’s paternal family has dismissed Ojuwu’s children open attack on their father’s wife for aspiring to run in the 2019 election. Bianca’s brother, Dr. Josef Onoh, said since the Onoh family did not enter into matrimonial contract with the Ojukwu children, but their father, they would want to put the records straight for their short knowledge.

“Emeka Ojukwu Jnr is not in a position to talk on this matter because he is in All Progressives Congress, APC. It is either Nnewi people, the Anambra South senatorial district or her political party, APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance) that would have to decide who will represent them but I can assure our in-law’s children that we will meet at Bianca’s swearing-in ceremony.”

  

Onoh advised Emeka Ojukwu jnr to field a better candidate than Bianca if he has one in his political party the APC, rather than subjecting himself to open ridicule.