Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State to embrace unity and focus on tackling underdevelopment rather than engaging in internal conflicts.
Kalu made the appeal during the APC Stakeholders Meeting held in Umuahia, where party leaders, aspirants and stakeholders gathered to discuss the future of the party in the state.
He stressed that the APC must approach its primary elections with a spirit of family, love and unity in order to achieve success in the 2027 general elections.
According to him, internal division and unnecessary rivalry among party members could weaken the APC and hinder its chances of taking over political leadership in the state.
“It is in the spirit of family, love and unity that we should go into this primary. We have a common enemy — the enemy of underdevelopment,” Kalu stated.
The Deputy Speaker warned that fighting among party members would only create setbacks, while collective focus on development and progress would strengthen the party’s chances of victory.
“If we fight one another, we will not succeed. But if we fight a common enemy, we will progress,” he added.
Kalu further revealed that there were high expectations from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Abia State to experience political and developmental transformation under the APC.
He maintained that the party possesses credible individuals capable of delivering quality leadership and attracting massive electoral support for the APC in future elections.
The Deputy Speaker said the APC leadership in Abia was already positioning itself to ensure that future electoral victories in the state would be credited to the party’s efforts and grassroots mobilization.
“We are positioning ourselves to make sure that when the votes come, it will be credited to Abia APC because we fought the battle and won it,” he concluded.
