BY NATIONAL PANEL REPORTERS
Asiwaju Grassroots Foundation (AGF) known as Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023, South East zone has expressed gratitude for the emergence of Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru as the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ebonyi State.
The Director of the group in the South East Zone, Hon Marcello Anyigor, made this known to journalists in a congratulatory note on Sunday in Enugu.
Recall that Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023 is a notable grassroots foundation campaigning for the victory of Alhaji Bola Tinubu in his presidential race nationwide.
The congratulatory message read in full:
"With immeasurable joy, we the members of Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023 South East zone, wish to congratulate the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ebonyi State.
"Mr Speaker, AGF South East Zone remains exceedingly grateful for having heard that your name has been finally captured by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in its portal after several rumours heralded in many quarters against your mandate after the APC gubernatorial primary in Ebonyi State.
"We must appreciate your courage and overwhelming score during the APC gubernatorial primary which stood tall as unmistakable evidence that annulled all the attempts by your rivals to erase your name from the INEC list.
"We have come to realize that your victory during the APC gubernatorial primary is a great blessing to the Ebonyi people, especially the youths.
"We have also easily understood that you are the equity Ebonyi people have been waiting for, in considering your antecedents earning you swarming supporters, resulting in a spirited coalition by different organizations to rally around for your victory in the 2023 general elections.
"Mr Speaker, we the members of AGF South East Zone assure you of our unwavering support as we have designed a grassroots network to give you all the necessary backing, by embarking on an aggressive campaign to ensure your landslide victory at the 2023 polls.
"We equally assure you that as a grassroots foundation, our members will remain committed to ensuring that every APC candidate in the South East States returns victoriously in 2023 because it's a time to show the world that South East is for APC and APC is for South East.
Once again, Congratulations Sir."