Crisis In Abia APC Deepens As Two Chairmen Emerge

Crisis rocking the Abia State chapter of APC is far from over as the party now has two chairmen following the state congress which took place on Saturday.

Two factions of the party at a parallel congress produced Honourable Acho Obioma and Enyi Harbor as new chairmen.

Chairman of APC congress committee, Honourable Uzo Azubuike, described the exercise held at Umuahia Township stadium as successful and announced that Sylvanus Nwaji got one vote, Dike Nwankwo 4 votes, Chidi Nwosu 92 votes, Ikechukwu Ukaegbu 134 votes and Acho Obioma got 298 votes, while 24 void votes was recorded.

This faction is led by Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, the immediate past chairman of the party in Abia.

National officer from APC national secretariat Abuja to monitor the congress in Abia, Aliu Ugbanne announced Acho Obioma as the chairman of APC in Abia State.

In his acceptance speech, Hon Acho Obioma thanked APC for the confidence reposed on him and promised not to disappoint them.

He said his campaign was for APC to succeed in Abia state, adding that APC is a party to work with, just as he urged other chairmanship contestants to work with him.

According to him, APC will rejoice more when they win the forces in the state and committed himself to the progress of the party, assuring that APC will take Abia State government come 2023.

Similarly, chairman of another seven man committee of the Ikechi Emenike faction of APC state Congress for Abia, Honourable Kolawole Babatunde from Ondo State said Enyi Harbor is the new chairman of the party.

He also announced Chief Chidi Abuaja as the state party secretary, Deacon Obinna Atuonwu as organising secretary, Okey Ezeala as publicity secretary among others.

They were said to have from a consensus exercise held at Chidiebere Park Ugwunchara Umuahia opposite Holy Rosary Secondary girls.

This faction has Ikechi Emenike, Nkiru Onyejeocha, Friday Nwosu among others behind the scene as leaders, as Kolawole described any other APC state congress as a picnic.

In his own acceptance speech on behalf of the new Abia APC exco, Mr Enyi Harbor said what led to his emergency was a dedication and careful plan by high Chief Ikechi Emenike, Honourable Nkiru Onyejecha including other party stakeholders to move APC forward.

According to him, APC will breakthrough what PDP in Abia had done wrong and promised to reposition APC in Abia State in order to take the state to better level.

He added that the party exco shall not be a breeding place for anti party activities or APC in the day time and another party at night.

It is not clear however which camp of the factions leader of the party in Abia and former governor of the state, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu belongs to.

Recall that the Senate Chief Whip had earlier vowed not to interfere with the state congress of the party, saying the people are to own the process by electing a leadership of their choice.

He has been outside the country for a national assignment even as preparation for the congress went on.

He arrived the country on Saturday shortly before he joined the Sun Newspaper award in Lagos.

It is expected that both factions will mend fences in coming days to form a formidable alliance to move the party forward.