The All Progressive Congress, (APC), Abia State chapter, says it is
fully determined to sack the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from
the state, adding that with the calibre of politicians now in the party,
PDP stands no chance in the 2023 election.
APC Chairman, Abia State, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, who stated this at
Mgboko Umuoria , Obingwa LGA, after the APC national Membership
Revalidation Committee revalidated the membership of a former APC
governorship aspirant, Sir Friday Nwosu; said Governor Okezie Ikpeazu
would be the last governor to rule the state on the platform of the PDP.
He said; “We are determined to remove everything that has to do with PDP
in all political positions in Abia State in 2023. We want to use this
registration to prove that APC is the largest political party in Abia
State and in the South East. We’re the largest and latest growing state
chapter in the whole nation.
“We’re getting big names that have made impacts in the society. There
are many other big names we’ll register next week that’ll help to prove
to you that PDP has no hiding place in Abia. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu
will be the last PDP Governor in Abia. It’s a task that must be
fulfilled. We only beg our leaders to help unite us and not allow their
names to be used in dividing our party.”
Earlier, Maigari, who is the Chairman of the APC national membership
revalidated committee for Abia state, urged Abia people to mobilize
others to register, revalidate and change the political landscape of the
state come 2023.
“Bring people to come and register and revalidate massively in APC so
that APC will have the largest number in Abia and South East. We’re also
praying that Come 2023, APC will flush out the existing PDP Government
in Abia State.
“We cannot do on our own, you cannot do it on your own, but it can be
done only by the grace of God. Please come together, mobilize your
people to register in APC to ensure that come 2023, after the general
election so that APC will emerge the overall winner in the entire
Nation. Help us get to where we want to be,” he said.
Speaking after revalidating his membership of the party, former
governorship aspirant in the party in the state, Sir Friday Nwosu,
explained that he has mobilized his community and ward members for the
revalidation programme, stressing that APC must focus on the grassroots
ahead of the 2023 general elections.
“We’ve called everybody from the grassroots, my local community, other
villages, our farmers, our petty traders, our teachers and all the local
people to come and register in APC. I charge everyone here to go out
there to call our people because APC and our style of operation here is
grassroots based. Those who have registered previously must come to
revalidate.
“Nobody should labour our people. Just get the records of those that
have registered and whatever it will cost, we have few of us who can
come together and take care of it. We want every Obingwa indigene and
the entire Abia State to be members of APC. That’s the only way we can
vote in the next Governor of Abia under this party.”