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The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) says it has established strong political base in the three geo-political zones in the South just as it has done in the north ahead of the 2011 general elections.

The party also said that its leader, Muhammadu Buhari will soon begin a tour of the states in the south to commission its secretariat and meet its supporters. CPC spokesperson, Dennis Aghanya, who stated this in a statement on Tuesday, said that not only have some clergymen in the south begun to campaign for Buhari, elites and community leaders in that part of the country have also accepted the party’s programmes and manifesto. He added that it was as a result of this general acceptance in the south that the party is consolidating its alliances with all the political parties it has entered into talks with.

The CPC,which was founded early this year by Mr Buhari after he left the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP), has reportedly gained wide acceptance in the northern part of the country. Mr Buhari, who is also the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, will soon embark on tour of the southern part of the country to commission its secretariats as well as meet its supporters in the zones. “As steps towards consolidating our presence in the south, our leader and chairman of Board of Trustees, Gen. Buhari, will soon embark on tour of the south to commission our party secretariats and also meet with the teeming supporters of the party in the zones of the south,” the CPC spokesman, said.

“The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has a very strong political spread in the South just as it does in the North. Very recently, fire brand clerics from the Southern part of the country are the ones now canvassing support for our party and our leader Gen Muhammadu Buhari because of the truth and the commitment which is evident in our party’s programs and manifesto,” Mr Aghanya said.

“We as a political party are committed to the cause of impacting positively on the life of Nigerians. The deceit by other political parties, especially the PDP, is something that requires urgent attention if actually we meant well for our society. This is why the elites, clergies, community leaders and an average Southerner have whole heartedly accepted ‘the gospel according to the CPC’.

To conquer the South

“Our party is moving very swiftly into the Southern part of the country to consolidate our presence just the way we have done in the North. That is why we are consolidating our alliances with all the political parties that are discussing with us, especially those with strong political base in the South.” Mr Aghanya also said that in the South East geo-political zone, more prominent politicians have joined the CPC, but added that their identities would not be revealed now for fear of being hunted by the governments in power in the zone.

According to him, in Enugu State, apart from the governorship and state house of assembly aspirants, the party also has over five senatorial aspirants while nine others planning to go to the House of Representatives.

In Anambra State, the CPC spokesman said over 50 candidates have picked expression of interest forms to contest the councillorship election in the forthcoming local government elections while 19 others have indicated their intention to contest the chairmanship election. Mr Aghanya also said that the party has not only established offices in the South West and South-South geo-political zones,it has candidates for all the elective positions in most of the states in the zones.