A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) in Abia State, Hon.
Offor Okorie, has accused the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr.
Okechukwu Enelamah of abandoning the party in the state since he assumed
office.
Offor, Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state alleged
that Enelamah who hails from Umuahia North local government area, had only
met with APC faithful once in Umuahia, adding that the Minister has failed
to liaise with the state executive committee to move Abia APC forward.
According to him, “The APC in Abia is like an orphan; we are not getting
the required support and encouragement from the Minister of Trade and
Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah who is from the state. As an opposition
party in Abia state, we have a lot of challenges; he needs to lead the way
to encourage and give direction to party faithful and leaders. The
Minister must not see himself as an island. Yes, we know he was not
nominated to his position by the state chapter, but as a man working for
the APC administration at the federal level, he has a sacred duty to
strengthen the APC in Abia.
“Dr. Enelamah needs to come home, liaise with the APC leadership and know
the problems of the party. It is unfair that we don’t feel the impact of
producing a senior minister at the federal level. We know he is a
technocrat, but I challenge the Minister to see himself as a party man and
help build APC in Abia because without the party, he could not have been
made minister.”
Offor insisted that APC has been re-positioned to win the governorship
position in 2019, and commended the state chairman of the party, Donatus
Nwankpa , Nyerere Anyim, Acho Obioma , Stanley Ohajuruka, Ikechi Emenike
and other leaders in the state, for their efforts in sustaining the party
despite challenges.