The Enugu State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, weekend, dispelled speculations of a possible alliance with some other opposition parties in the State.
DAILY POST reports that some aspirants for political positions in the State were using the logos of the Peoples for Democratic Change, PDC, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and that of the APC in their campaign posters.
But Nwoye, who spoke at Amechi Awkunanaw community during the official declaration of Hon. Nsude Oguejiofor Nnaji, for the Enugu North/Enugu South federal constituency seat, urged members of the party and the public to disregard such speculation which “is deceitful and has no basis.”
“We have observed that some National and State Assembly aspirants, who joined our party from PDC and APGA recently, are printing the orange and fowl logo symbols of their former parties in their campaign posters, on the alleged believe that the two opposition parties are entering into alliance with APC in Enugu State.
“I want to use this medium to make it categorically clear that Enugu APC is not discussing any alliance or collaboration with PDC or APGA; our party is strong enough to win all elections in 2019, both at the state and national level.
“So, people should stop deceiving themselves and their supporters. It is either you are in APC or not.
“Again, people should know that political party alliance cannot be discussed at the state level, it is a national issue, we must try to avoid deception,” he declared.
The Party chairman had at the rally boasted that anybody that won the APC ticket for Enugu North/Enugu South federal constituency was as good as having won the election as two most prominent politicians in Enugu state- ex-Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani and Senator Jim Nwobodo, hail from the constituency.
“Please the message is very clear, this is the senatorial district and the House of Representatives district of Ken Nnamani (Onwa) and Jim Nwobodo (Anyanwu). So it’s finished.
“There is no going back; Nnamani and Nwobodo have access to President Muhammadu Buhari. There is no other political juggernaut presently existing in the entire Enugu State who is bigger than Nnamani and Nwobodo and this is where they are.
“There is no way in this world that we will give a ticket to anybody in this federal constituency that PDP people will defeat us. Anybody that we give this ticket has already gone to the green chambers, period,” he said.
The chairman, who led other members of the state executive committee to the event used the opportunity to debunk insinuations that there was division in the state chapter of the party, asserting that there was only one APC leadership which he heads in the state.
He informed members that he had been invited for the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party on September 1st, 2018.
“There is only one structure, I saw the nonsense written by PDP people that Enugu APC is divided, we are not divided. If you go to INEC, there is a list for all
the executive for 260 wards, the 17 local governments, the state executive and your names are there.
“Meanwhile I have been invited for national executive council meeting, which is the highest decision making organ of our party, and when I come back I will still brief you. It is important we say this because of the aspirants, so nobody should entertain any fear,” he said.
Nnaji, in his speech, urged people of the area to vote out the incumbent lawmaker repenting the federal constituency under the platform of PDP, Hon. Chima Oji, for poor performance.
The aspirant alleged that Oji has no constituency office anywhere in his constituency, which he said was a veritable example of poor representation and disconnection with his constituents.
According to him, “Our representative (Oji) has no liaison office either in Enugu North or Enugu South local government, his constituency. If you give me the opportunity to represent you such a thing will not happen.
“There must be a conference point for regular meetings and interface with my people. I’m too acquainted with my local environment; it will be an easy ride for me if APC gives me the ticket. I’m a grassroot person, so I know my people and they know me,” he said.
Nnaji described APC as a unique platform that guarantees every person’s aspirations, and commended the state chairman of the party, Nwoye for his effective leadership and dynamism, which made the party the choice of numerous “high calibre decampees in recent time.”
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