Anambra 2017: APGA re-jigs national officers, settles for Obiano

Preparatory to the 2017 gubernatorial poll in Anambra State, the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has has re-jigged its national officers in an effort to position the party to retain the Government House, Awka.

Speaking on Friday at the end of its National Working Committee meeting in Awka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, said that five new officers had been appointed in acting capacity pending their ratification by the National Executive Committee.

The five new national officers, he noted, would replace those expelled in Dec. 2016. The party’s NEC had, in December, expelled seven members including Mr Campbell Nzekwe, Chief Ozo Nwabueze (late), Mr Jerry Obasi, Mrs Ezinne Agbagwu, Mr Chucks Nwoga, Mr Terry Godfrey and Okey Okoloagwu.

“Since nature abhors vacuum, the former members of the NWC that were expelled by the NEC meeting of Dec. 21, 2016 should be replaced. To this effect, five NWC members are appointed in acting capacity pending their ratification by the NEC,” Obi-Okoye reportedly said.

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He added, “Those appointed are Mr Stephen Nwoga (Lagos), Deputy Organising Secretary, Mrs Elizabeth Nwokocha (Imo), Deputy Financial Secretary and Ms Ada Nwanyanwu (Imo) National Woman Leader. Others are Mr Chinedu Nebeife (Enugu) National Youth Leader and Mr Uche Nwegbo National Vice Chairman South East.”

He also informed that APGA had settled for Governor Obiano saying, “The NWC reaffirms and reiterates its unequivocal commitment to the re-election of Obiano, who has won several outstanding awards, for a second term in office in the Nov. 18 election in the state.”

The Anambra gubernatorial election is expected to be a two-horse race between the incumbent, Obiano, and any candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party.

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