Ahead of the June 23 national convention
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a group, Ezza Izhiamairiabo
Assembly (EIZ) in Ebonyi State, has started galvanising support for the
election of former Edo State governor Adams Oshiomole as the national
chairman of the party.
The group, codenamed E12, however said
it is the former labour leader that is the most qualified to rescue the
party from imminent defeats in the general election.
The group raised the alarm that if
nothing urgent is done to rescue the All APC from the hands of its
national chairman, Chief Oyegun, the party was bound to collapse before
the forthcoming general election.
The group condemned the way and manner
the national chairman has handled the affairs of the patty which have
created crises in almost all the states in the country, as witnessed
during the last concluded states congresses.
In a communique signed on Thursday in
Abakaliki by its national president, Mr Arinze Unigwe; Secretary,
Emmanuel Onwoshi; and Publicity secretary, Francis Alo, the group
stressed that the popularity and fortunes of the party have declined and
if nothing is done to redeem its lost image, there would be mass exodus
from the party before the general election.
It said: “We are not joking. All is not
well with our party, APC. It is on the verge of collapse. Virtually all
the states of the federation are under severe crises. If nothing is done
to rescue APC from the hands of Oyegun, our party will collapse before
the general elections.
“The crises that greeted the just
concluded ward, local and state congresses across the country have shown
that all is not well with our party and the national chairman seems not
disturbed on the state of affairs of our party.
“It’s worrisome that even when the
President Muhammadu Buhari had openly endorsed the former Edo governor,
Adams Oshiomole, as the chairmanship candidate, Oyegun has been
strategising and scheming for reelection.
“Last month, the Minister of Science and
Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, led other South-east stakeholders to a
meeting in Enugu State, where they passed a vote of confidence on Oyegun
and his National Working Committee.”
The group however congratulated the
newly elected chairman of the party in Ebonyi State, Dr. Sylvester
Nwambe, and the State Working Committee and charged them to unite all
aggrieved members of the party ahead of the forthcoming elections in the
state.
It further commended the state leader of
the party and former governorship candidate of APC in 2015, Senator
Julius Ucha, for his steadfast and commitment in galvanising support for
the emergence of the former Edo State governor.
The group therefore called on all
members of the APC to remain focused in the party as all efforts were on
top gear to ensure a lasting peace in the party.
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