Members of the All Progressive Congress has been tasked to remain resolute in their support to the party in Abia State under the leadership of the party chairman RT. Hon Acho Obioma.
The party faithful were asked to remain good ambassadors of the party in their various wards and Local Government chapters during a stake holders meeting of the party held in Umuahia the state capital on Thursday.
A former chairman of the party chief Donatus Nwankpa, said the leadership of the party in the state was intact and united, adding that the party has no faction in the state.
He charged members of the party to focus on changing the government in Abia State by 2023.
He said, " By may 29, 2023 a Governor of Abia State of APC attraction will be sworn in, Abia has been through a lot and will never have a physco governor again, rather a governor elected by the people from the grass root.
"That is why I urge you to forget who owns the party, don’t be afraid because our constitution is very clear, our constitution states that it’s the ward executives that has the right to conduct ward congress and who were the ward executive’s they are those who are caretaker committee members recognize by the law and it’s in the wards that the party is domiciled in.
"After the wards what remains in the Local Government and state are delegates which are products of the wards, without this every other thing is nonsense.
"I have defeated those on the other side more than once, so there's no need to fear, because come rain come sunshine Chomen is the father of APC in Abia state”.
Also Speaking, the State Secretary of the party Barr. Perfect Okorie, said it was a privilege to be associated with the kind of leaders in the state chapter of the party.
According to him, "sometimes I say God why did you bless me excessively to have leaders like our leaders, all of us here are blessed to have leaders that makes sure your interest is protected you should be happy because if you are there or not they all are advocating and insisting that your interest is protected and that our interest is the interest of the entire Abia, to ensure that we deliver the state from this bondage we have found ourselves for decades"
In remark a party chieftain in the state Sen. Chris Adigije, said he was saddens that some people were defecting from APC to other parties in the state.
He charged the partymen to remain in the party, adding that if they leave they will come back and will join the queue from behind.
"You have seen that am old, I'm 77year old, so there is no way I will mislead you, I'm here to give you a message of hope to go home with.God has given us APC Abia state, and we will take over the government next year, come 2023.
"I'm too old to stand here and be calling names, what I want to tell you is that I was in Abuja and I saw the way things went, they tried destroying the party, they tried in Enugu state, they tried in Delta state, they tried in all the states but God did not allow them.
"what we are waiting for is the convention, after the convention, we will have new leaders for the party, listen to me very careful, at my age, I have been in politics for a long time and the reason why am alive today is because of my truthfulness, I don't deceive my people. If APC is not good, I won't allow you people to be here. I can assure you that the next governor of Abia State will come from APC,
The meeting had in attendance top officials including Hon. Stanly Ohajuruka, Sen. Chris Adigije, Chidia Maduekwe and Etigwe Uwa (SAN).
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