Maduako Igbokwe l Thursday, August 05, 2021
AWKA, Anambra – Former National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Victor Umeh, has stated that the Peace, Reconciliation and Outreach Committee, set up by the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, to reconcile all aggrieved members, will certainly end the tussle of who fly the party’s ticket in the forthcoming Anambra state governorship election .
Umeh disclosed this to Journalists, shortly after the Committee met with some aggrieved party embers in Awka Anambra state capital on Wednesday .
According to him, the ongoing political power tussle is a proof to Nigerians that APGA, remains the third largest and recognized political party in the country.
“The political tussle between Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo and Honourable Michael Chukwuma Umeorji over who flies the party ticket in November 6th, 2021 governorship election in the state will soon come an end” he said .
The reconciliation committee was set up by governor Willie Obiano, as the leader of the party , shortly after the guber primary to reconcile all aggrieved members including governorship aspirants who lost in the primary contest. Prof. Soludo and Hon. Umeorji, have been battling each other for the party ticket, shortly after a parallel primary election was held in which Victor Oye-led faction produced Soludo while Jude Okeke-led faction produced Umeorji as the party candidates respectively.
Umeh, who served as the Chairman of the Committee, said the team have also held a closed-door meeting with Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late national leader of the party, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegu Ojukwu, where she agreed to work for the growth of the party.
He said that it had become necessary to bring members of the party in Anambra together as one family in order to successfully confront the various tasks ahead, especially, the forthcoming election.
According to Umeh, the party being a political organisation is bound to have its challenges and that the challenges would make the party stronger.
“However, the important thing is that the ideals for which this party was established in 2002 must be protected no matter the interest anybody is pursuing in this party” he added.
The former senator, representing Anambra Central, maintained that APGA remains the hope of the people of the South East in any political dispensation.
He appealed to Jude Okeke and his supporters to sheath their sword and allow peace to reign in the party for the sake of the 2023 general election.
