The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has officially launched its campaign for the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election, with its candidate, Paul Chukwuma, and running mate, Uzu Okagbue, vowing to end bad governance and restore security, transparency, and economic growth in the state.
The campaign flag-off, themed “Joy is Coming”, began on Saturday with a colourful road show from Amawbia Bridge, near Awka, to Washington Grammar School, Onitsha. The event drew a large crowd of supporters, tricycle operators, and party members, who chanted the campaign slogan along major streets.
Also present was Njideka Ndiwe, YPP’s candidate for the Onitsha North 1 constituency by-election scheduled for August 16.
Addressing the crowd, Chukwuma described the November poll as a turning point for Anambra, accusing the current administration of failing in governance and security. He cited the kidnapping and killing of Justice Azuka, a state assembly member, as evidence of the state’s deteriorating safety.
“If a lawmaker can be kidnapped and killed, then who is safe? Anambra has reached a point where life is no longer sacred. That is why we are here to tell the people that joy is coming,” Chukwuma said, urging voters to support Ndiwe in the by-election and YPP in the governorship race.
He appealed to Ogbozalla residents, the late Justice Azuka’s community, to back Ndiwe, promising she would complete the projects Azuka intended to execute.
His running mate, Okagbue, dismissed claims that YPP poses no threat in the race, saying the party is fully prepared for victory. “It’s votes that will count, not rhetoric. Paul Chukwuma will restore security and bring back joy to Anambra,” he said.
YPP state chairman Cletus Obi and Ndiwe both called on Onitsha North 1 constituents to deliver the party at the polls, assuring that YPP would run an inclusive and people-focused government.
