Our Members Can’t Defect In Anambra, APC Chairman Boasts

In this season of defections, the membership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State will remain intact, according to the state chairman of the party Mr. Emeka Ibekie.

Instead, Ibe continued, the party is even gaining more ground in the state.

In his goodwill message to the Anambra South Senatorial stakeholders and zonal executive meeting of the party, he assured that none of its National Assembly member would defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any other party, but instead some of the lawmakers in other parties in the state were making efforts to join the national ruling party.

In the meeting held at the Elders Court, Nnewi, Ibe charged party members not to relent in membership drive and accepting those wanting to join the party.

The meeting which was meant to fashion ways of repositioning the party in the zone towards ensuring success for APC in next year’s general election was attended by major stakeholders and leaders of the party in the zone.

Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Governorship candidate of the party in the November 2017 governorship election, Mr. Dozie Ikedife (Jnr.) and three other party stalwarts including Hon. Okonkwo Okom emphasised the need for peace, unity and cohesion among the stakeholders in the zone.

They maintained that there was serious work to be done which needed every hand to be on deck for them to deliver APC, President Muhammadu Buhari and all APC candidates from the zone in the forthcoming general election.

The zonal chairman of the party Hon. Izuchukwu Okeke also promised national and state assemblies aspirants who formerly informed the party of their interest to contest in the 2019 general election of a level playing ground for all aspirants.

He equally promised that his Executive and Stakeholders of the zone would liaise with State, Local Government and Ward Executives to ensure that the party primary in the zone was free and fair so as to have the best and popular candidates emerge.

APC National Auditor, Chief George Muoghalu was represented by Mr Kenechukwu Udechukwu while one of the Senatorial aspirants, Hon Azuka Okwuosa was represented by Mr Henry Okpala.

Those present included another Senatorial aspirant, Col Geoffrey Onyejiegbu (Rtd); Coordinator of Anambra APC Elders forum, Chief Innocent Obi, Chief MC Zokas, Hon Afam Ezenwafor, Hon Azubuike Nwankwo, Hon Theo Nnorom, Hon JK Onyeka Hon Ik Chidolue, Hon Paul Ezeobi, Hon Theo Egbe, Mr. Fabian Onwughalu, Prince Ken Nnabuife and Hon Golden Iloh.