An APC chieftain in Abia, Chief Ikechi Emenike, says the party is targeting to register one million members in the state in the party\u2019s on-going\u00a0registration and revalidation exercise.<\/p>\n
He said at Umuahia at a meeting\/sensitisation of party chieftains from
\nthe 184 wards and 17 local government areas of the state that party
\nleaders should aim at the target by mobilising people to register as APC
\nmembers.<\/p>\n
The APC chieftain said it would be difficult to claim that APC was
\nstrong in Abia if it could not register up to one million members.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you love APC, this is the time to demonstrate it; this is the time
\nfor people to work for the party and not for individuals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are here to encourage members to revalidate their membership and
\nalso to encourage others, including their relations, friends and even
\nmembers of other parties to come over to the APC,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the APC had a good number of quality people, adding that
\nthose who missed the voter registration should take advantage of the
\ncurrent exercise to register.<\/p>\n
Emenike expressed optimism that the APC would produce the next Abia
\ngovernor in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cAPC will win in 2023. God has ordained it and this will be done neatly,
\npeacefully and overwhelmingly. The party\u2019s victory starts now,\u2019\u2019 he
\nstressed.<\/p>\n
The former governorship candidate debunked speculations that he would
\ncontest the 2023 gubernatorial seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have not told anybody that I want to run for governorship in 2023. I
\nam 64 years old now and will be 66 years old in 2023, but things must be
\ndone right.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all working in God\u2019s vineyard. If God says I should run for
\nlocal government or be a messenger in Abuja, I will not say no. Let
\nGod\u2019s will be done,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, the leader of the APC Registration and Revalidation
\nCommittee for Abia, Amb. Bala Mairiga, said the exercise was designed to
\nfurther strengthen the party ahead of 2023.<\/p>\n
He said that APC remained the biggest and largest political party in
\nAfrica and that the exercise was to make its size more intimidating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis can only be achieved with your assistance. We are here to engage
\neverybody.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should register everybody without discrimination, including
\ninterested members of opposition parties<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to flush out PDP in 2023 and bring in APC,\u2019\u2019 he stressed.<\/p>\n
A factional Chairman of APC in Abia, Chief Enyinnaya Harbour, also said
\nthat \u201cthis is the time for APC to take over the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the time for us to change the narrative and we are not joking.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the time you finish your assignment, you will know that APC has the
\nnumbers,\u2019\u2019 Harbour said.<\/p>\n
He described the report from the exercise so far as encouraging and
\ncommended the committee for its good work. (NAN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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