Every keen observer would recall that APGA uniform with Ojukwu’s picture is now in extinction, except for the old uniforms. No new APGA uniform has Ojukwu’s pictures.
However, it is not known if this is a political manuscript of the current government. The fact however, remains that Ojukwu, Biafra, and corollary are part of the Igbo history and cannot be erased. Even to date, many Igbo people are still under the firm influence of Ojukwu and would therefore, identify with his political brand, which APGA has epitomised all along.
Notwithstanding, there are questions as to the Biafra war and they resonate to date. One such question is if the war was necessary in the first place. Ojukwu himself answered this question and once said during an interview that the war was not necessary. Perhaps, he moved on even before his death. Yet, Biafra and all it represents remain the most touchy event in Nigeria’s Southeast modern history. Till date, it is still the single most important event that is shaping the growing concerns of today, in the Southeast region.
There might be no doubt that APGA requires rebranding. After all, if Bola Tinubu could transform AD into a regional political party, from where he and his team launched a formidable alliance that gave them national political power under the APC; why can’t APGA do the same? Why did Peter Obi not do the same? Why did Obiano not do the same? Perhaps, Soludo wants something different. Only time will tell what lies ahead with this obvious distance willfully being created between APGA and Ojukwu.