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By Chinelo Obogo
A grassroots group, Conference 57 Chairmen, Ndigbo in All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos, has urged the state leadership of the party to disregard the Ohanaeze Political Forum, which it accused of seeking the party’s electoral failure.
Addressing newsmen in Lagos alongside the Grassroots Support for Tinubu 2023 Stakeholders, Chairman of the group, Chima Ukwandu, alleged that the other faction was going to the state secretariat to discredit his group.
He explained that Ohanaeze is a socio-cultural organisation, but the people go to the secretariat to claim they are Ohanaeze Political Forum, which does not exist in the APC.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Conference 57 Chairmen Ndigbo in APC Lagos State is a body of all the 20 local government (LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) harmonised chairmen of Ndigbo in APC Lagos.
“It is, therefore, the main and only Ndigbo political structure, with its local government executives in place to man and mobilise all Igbo in their local areas and ensure maximum return of Igbo votes,” he said.
He said the group was formed after due harmonisation of all the five Igbo political groups – the Coalition, Igbo Vision, South East, Anioma and Mandate, which came together about three years ago to form what is today known as Ndigbo in APC Lagos State, under the leadership of Joe Igbokwe.
The group passed a vote of confidence in Igbokwe and the Igbo in APC state Coordinator, Uche Dimgba.
“Let it be known that Conference 57 Chairmen are strongly behind lgbokwe and Dimgba and shall only take instructions and directives from them accordingly.”
