Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has warned the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, against associating him with their political campaign.
The caution followed the circulation of campaign posters online featuring Ngige’s photograph alongside those of Ukachukwu and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025.
In a statement issued by Ngige’s Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Hyggy Obialo, and made available to journalists on Tuesday, the former minister described the development as misleading. He reiterated that he has stepped away from active partisan politics.
“Our attention has been drawn to the online poster in circulation with the photograph of our principal, His Excellency, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige, ‘Onwa-na-etiliora’, featuring together with the Anambra State APC governorship candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu and his deputy, Senator Uche Ekwunife,” the statement read.
“We want to use this medium to inform the general public that neither the consent nor approval of our principal was sought and/or obtained, respectively, before the said publication was disseminated to the general public.”
Obialo emphasized that Ngige, who previously served as Anambra State governor from 2003 to 2006, represented Anambra Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2015, and held the Labour and Employment portfolio from 2015 to 2023, is currently on a self-declared break from politics.
“Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige is on sabbatical from active partisan politics for now as he is taking his well-deserved rest after 25 years of active partisan politics and public service. We, therefore, advise the perpetrators to respect the wishes of our principal, who has indicated in many fora that he is out of partisan politics for now,” the statement added.
