Newscenter Media News The national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has emphatically stated that there is no parallel executive in Enugu State, and that Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah remains the state chairman. This declaration comes despite a court order restraining Agballah from parading himself as the chairman of the party in the state.
Ganduje, represented by the Deputy National Chairman, South, Chief Emma Eneukwu, described the purported suspension of Agballah-led State Executive Committee as a nullity. He claimed that the National Secretariat of the party is aware that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is igniting a crisis in the party by using some members to render it weak and unable to mount serious opposition in the state.
Speaking on behalf of Ganduje, Eneukwu said: “There is no faction in Enugu APC. I’m the Deputy National Chairman, in the South, and nobody becomes state Chairman in the South without my knowledge. The national chairman I’m representing does not know any other person as state chairman other than Chief Ugochukwu Agballah.”
He accused some members of the party of going to the Enugu State Government House to destabilize the party, and assured that the National Secretariat is taking steps to stop it. “There are people who go to Enugu State Government House to make sure APC is destabilized at all times. It has always been their stock in trade. And they do this usually close to any election.”
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Ganduje directed those who announced the purported suspension to retract their steps, apologize, and return to the party.
“I direct those who announced the purported suspension to retrace their steps, apologize, and return to the party. We are building a party to win the election, as we still need everyone on board.”
He urged party members not to be distracted and encouraged Agballah and stakeholders to bring back repentant members. “I urge Agballah and the stakeholders in the state, if any one of them becomes repentant, let’s bring them back. We are building a party to win the election, as we still need everyone on board.”
The meeting upheld the suspension of 20 members who participated in dragging the party to court and the purported suspension of the state Chairman without exhausting internal party mechanisms. The stakeholders affirmed their participation in the Enugu State Local Government Election slated for October 5, 2024.
The communique read by Senator Chuka Utazi frowned at the recent display of gross indiscipline
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