Front line Abia State governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obinna Oriaku has today 12^th May 2022 submitted his gubernatorial nomination form.

Oriaku, who is the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Abia had stated in Vanguard Newspapers of 21th April 2022 that N50m nomination form was expensive for an average Nigerian, but as a passionate Abian who is interested in reclaiming Abia from the hawk’s he will go further to purchase the form just to ensure that Abia is liberated from the current leadership. He said it is part of sacrifice we must do to ensure Abia is returned to the part of growth and development.

Chief Obinna Oriaku ( Ekwedike ) promised to conclude all he started as Commissioner which will see to the growth and development of Abia if voted into power.

He said that Abia needs a modern-day pragmatic leader that is passionate, knowledgeable, powered by political will to take those hard decisions with zero tolerance to corruption. He went further to say that the current template of governance in Abia must be changed for growth for development to be guaranteed.  He promised to run an open governance devoid of clannishness but will work with Abia first in every sector .

Mr Oriaku affirmed that a new Abia is possible.