Soludo warns against monetary inducements in APGA Primeries

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, said on Saturday that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primaries will no longer allow monetary incentives or transactional politics.

He was speaking at a meeting of the party’s South East zone stakeholders in Awka.

Soludo attributed the party’s slow growth since 2002 to a culture of exploitation by party officials.

He said the practice undermines internal democracy, hinders credible participation, and hampers institutional development.

“The era of marketing party tickets is over. Parties must be driven by values, policies and accountability, not trade,” said the governor.

Soludo deplored a system where party funds were allegedly distributed directly, leaving no structure for sustainable financing.

“This party is not growing because the past leadership treated it as a business venture. This must stop,” he added.

He urged stakeholders to reassess the direction and rebuild APGA as a transparent, accountable and ideology-driven platform.

“Our tickets are not for sale. We are rebuilding the party to be what it should be, not a trading post,” he said.