APC declares readiness for Enugu council poll

ENUGU- THE All Progressives Congress, APC,
has declared it’s readiness to participate in local
government elections in Enugu state, at anytime
the state government is set to conduct it.
The Party in the State has therefore set up a
committee headed by the immediate past
Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt.
Hon. Eugene Odoh to work towards its
participation in the proposed election.
The immediate past Chairman of Enugu State
Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Dr.
Bonny Enugu was also made a member of the
electoral committee.
Rising from the inaugural state Caucus meeting,
Monday, the state chairman of APC, Dr Ben
Nwoye said “the Caucus resolved that if the
state government decides to hold elections
today, we will participate.”
Among those who participated in the Caucus
meeting on Sunday night, included the
immediate past Governor of the state, Mr.
Sullivan Chime; Former Military Governor of
Gombe state, Group Captain Joe Orji; the
Director General of VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu;
Transport magnet, Dr. Sam Onyishi and former
Secretary to Enugu state government, Chief
Onyemuche Nnamani.
Others are: APC National Vice chairman for
south east, Chief Emma Enukwu; immediate Past
Speaker of Enugu state House of Assembly, Rt
Hon Eugene Odoh; Nigeria’s Ambassador-
designate, Maj Gen Chris Eze (rtd); APC BOT
member, Gen JOJ Okoloagu (rtd), Oil Business
magnate, Emperor Beywood Ibeh, former Enugu
state commissioner for culture and Tourism,
Ozor Joe Mmamel, among others.
The meeting also resolved to set up a
reconciliation committee headed by Group
Captain Joe Orji, with a made to reconciling all
aggrieved members of the party in the state.
“It was a meeting of party leaders for
administration and for the future of the party in
the state. We are also saying that 2019 elections
will be different from that of 2015 in Enugu
state.
“We are coming out from the meeting, stronger
than we were and our resolutions will be ratified
by the state working committee of the party,”
said Nwoye.