…As APC South-South Leaders Pass Vote Of Confidence on President Buhari Administration
By Ayo Kehinde
A meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South leaders held in Abuja on Tuesday night, were far-reaching deliberations and decisions were reached.
Among the decisions was the resolve to set up a committee of six persons of integrity to handle reconciliation and issues from the various states. The committee is headed by former National Chariman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun with a former Edo Deputy Governor, Lucky Imasuen as Secretary. Other members of the committee are Chief Sunny Jackson, Dr. Mrs. Maryam Ali, Dr. Sam Jaja, Sen. Cleaver Ikisikpo and Chief Dr. Emmanuel Nsan.
Secretary of the Party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe in his remarks at the meeting harped on the need for the South South zone to meet periodically and re-energize the party into a proper winning machine in time for the 2023 General Elections.
Akpanudoedehe noted that the party under the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led CECPC has been repositioned as a “party of choice” for Nigerians as evidenced with the several high-profile and mass defection to the APC.
He stated that while it can be argued that disagreements is normal in politics especially where the struggle for political power and opportunities are involved, but taken to extremes, could jeopardize the chances of the party in elections.
“The APC has now become a party of choice for Nigerians… for a serving Governor, H.E. Dave Umahi of his own volition, without any pressure or persecution to move to another party on ideological grounds shows that the party in government is doing something right. So we, as leaders of the region have a duty to, not allow ourselves and our people to be left behind in the coming tsunami.
“We must resist all attempts by the opposition to create division within our ranks. We must come together as one unit, having a common purpose. That is why we are here, to create an opportunity like this for us to talk things over, reconcile our differences and resolve to work together for the interest of the party and our people. Going forward, dialogue, consultations, peaceful disposition and compromise should be the watch ward.” Akpanudoedehe noted.
The meeting applauded “Mr. President for the tremendous work he is doing under very difficult circumstances. Consequently, a vote of confidence was passed on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, ” and called on “leaders to use the membership Registration, Update, and Revalidation exercise as a tool for ramping up our support base and unification of the party in the region.”Two Federal House of Representatives from Rivers State who defected to the party, namely, Chisom Dike and Ephraim Nwuzi (Eleme, Tai Oyigbo & Etche and Omuma Federal Constituencies respectively, were welcomed into the party.
