Former governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige, said he did not consent to the use of his picture in the campaign poster of All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for November 8, 2025, election, circulating online and in the state.

Ngige, who made the clarification in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Hyggy Obialo, on Tuesday in Awka, said that he was on sabbatical from active partisan politics at the moment.

The statement read in part, “our attention has been drawn to the online poster in circulation with the photograph of Sen. Chris Ngige, featuring together with the APC governorship candidate and his deputy in the November 8 governorship election.

“We want to use this medium to inform the general public that neither the consent nor approval of our principal was sought or obtained before the publication was made and disseminated.

“We further wish to inform the general public that Sen. Ngige is taking his well-deserved rest after 25 years of active partisan politics and public service.

“We, therefore, advise the perpetrators to respect the wishes of our principal, who has indicated in many fora that he is out of partisan politics for now,” Obialo stated.