Senator Athan Achonu has emerged as the Labour Party Governorship Candidate for the November 11 election in Imo.
Facts about Senator Achonu;
* Senator Athan Achonu, An indegene of Imo State, Hail from Okigwe Local Government Area in the State.
* He is popularly known as the one-armed General and the spectacular thing about him is that he did not allow his one-arm to deter his ambition and vision.
* Achonu is a clever businessman who has made enormous strides in the economic sector over the years. Nejach Engineering Limited, Okebaram Resources Limited, Mathan Nigeria Limited, Orient Refining Company Nigeria Limited, and Chia Enterprises Limited are just a few of the numerous successful businesses he has built up to an admirable height.
* Chief Athan Achonu has partnered himself with a number of charitable initiatives as well as with international and national organizations; as a result of these affiliations, he has made a lasting impression on many people.
* He is also passionate about ensuring that the government’s initiatives are seen in both urban and rural populations. He worked on this at the municipal, state, and federal levels.
* Senator Achonu, a candidate for the Imo South senatorial seat in 2015, was declared victorious on the PDP platform but at the request of the Accord Party candidate, the Appeal Court in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, overturned Athan’s election in December 2015 because the ballots used for the 2015 National Assembly election did not have the party’s insignia. The winner of the election was then announced to be Benjamin Uwajumogu, a candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
* In 2023, Achonu Clinched victory in a primary election held in Owerri on Saturday ,April 15, scoring 134 votes to defeat fifteen other candidates, which if he wins, he will be the second physically challenged person after Almakura of Nasarawa to emerge as governor of a state. This is massive thumps up for Nigeria in the area of not discriminating against physically challenge but eligible candidates.