The Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) has declared publicly that it did not endorse the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any candidate of any political party in the 2023 general elections as wrongly insinuated in a national newspaper.
National president of ASATU, Barr. Titus Nnabuike Akpudo, who made the public declaration on Sunday in Awka, said that ASATU is non-political and non-partisan and its primary concern is community development in Anambra state.
He said ASATU has no political or party affiliations with any individual or organisation and would not want to be coaxed into political power tussle with any group, and shall in due course take a firm and right stand as per the upcoming national election if need be. He said the publication claiming that Presidents-General of Idemili-North and South local government areas have resolved to give full backing to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP was completely out of place because there was no time ASATU National office took such decision or in anyway, mandated leadership of any of its zones or Local Government to tilt towards such direction.
He explained that all the Presidents-General of the 179 communities of Anambra state were under ASATU and that no PG takes unilateral decision affecting ASATU because all decisions according to the National President, emanated from the central office.
