Nnaji hits back at critics, reaffirms loyalty to APC

From Jude Chinedu, Enugu

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has dismissed recent attacks on his person by some self-styled APC stakeholders from Enugu North Senatorial Zone, describing their claims as baseless, desperate, and an attempt to stay politically relevant.

In a statement issued yesterday, Chief Nnaji made it clear that the individuals behind the attacks, Brigadier-General J.O.J. Okoloagu (Rtd), Eugene Odo, Idoko Emmanuel, Ejike Ugwu, and Anayo Ugwu, no longer have any official standing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State.

 “These individuals don’t speak for the APC and certainly don’t represent the leadership or the membership of the party in Enugu,” he said.

Chief Nnaji, who is one of the founding pillars of the APC in Enugu and the Southeast, reaffirmed his loyalty to the party, insisting that his contributions to building and stabilizing the APC are on record and cannot be erased by political noisemakers.

Throwing his full weight behind the chairman of the party in the state, Chief Ugo Agballa, Nnaji declared that he remains the authentic and recognized chairman of the party in the state.

 “It’s important to set the record straight: those who gathered under the guise of an APC stakeholders’ meeting have no legitimacy. Their pronouncements are empty and carry no weight in the affairs of our party,” he said.

Nnaji accused the group of trying to cause confusion within the party and mislead the public, stressing that their antics would not distract committed members who are focused on rebuilding the APC in the state.

He noted that party loyalty should not be about opportunism or personal benefits, but about genuine service to the people and the advancement of progressive ideals.

 “We must assess governance holistically and not through the lens of stomach infrastructure or political bitterness,” Nnaji added.

Calling on true APC members in Enugu to stay focused and disciplined, he urged the national leadership and the public to ignore distractions from those he described as political pretenders.