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From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has conducted its state congress, with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, saying the party is now ready to capture the state in 2027.
At the end of the congress, which was done on a consensus arrangement, former minority leader of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Chijioke Chukwu, was chosen as chairman; Chidi Avoaja as secretary; Uche Aguoru as publicity secretary, while the former publicity secretary, Benedict Godson, is now the assistant secretary, among others.
Speaking during the congress, Rt Hon Kalu said the peaceful nature of the exercise showed that something new had come into political party administration in Abia.
Kalu said the consensus arrangement, which allowed leaders of the party at every level to nominate candidates, was an indication that the APC had been returned to the people.
“With the congress concluded, APC is now stronger in Abia State and can now break walls and is ready to win elections.
“Abia is ready for President Bola Tinubu and is ready to give him the votes he is looking for. We are not going to negotiate with anybody for Mr President to have 25 per cent votes in Abia; we have the capacity and capability to give him over 80 per cent votes in 2027.
“We don’t have time with anybody or those talking on social media because they have not even put their house in order. Until when they do that, then we know what to tell them.”
Going further, the Reps deputy speaker said: “But all I have to tell now is that in 2027, we will prove a point, that we have all it takes to win Abia in 2027.
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“What we have done today (Tuesday) is not rally. Abia should get ready, Abia APC rally is coming where the President, his vice and other leaders of the party will come to speak.”
Kalu announced that the southern political corridor has no other presidential candidate except President Tinubu and urged total support.
The national organising secretary of the APC, Donatus Nwamkpa, commended Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Minister of State for Labour, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, and other leaders of the party for ensuring the success of the congress.
Nwamkpa said he had no doubt that with such leaders, the APC would produce the next governor in Abia come 2027.
The National Committee for the Abia congress, Emmanuel Go’ar, commended the Local Organising Committee for the congress, led by Chief Marc Wabara, for doing a great job.
Speaker after speaker commended leaders of the party for the able way they brought all the warring factions of the party together and pledged total support for the new exco.
The new chairman of the party, Hon Chukwu, thanked all for the confidence reposed in them.
While promising to serve with humility, he gave his word that Abia would become an APC state in 2027.
INEC officials and security personnel monitored the congress.
