The APC National chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has tasked the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia state to work on reconciliation and unity to win elections in the state.
He gave the charge while speaking to journalists at the party’s headquarters in Abuja after the APC National Working Committee, NWC set up a reconciliation committee for Abia state.
Senator Adamu expressed hope that the NWC Working Committee would not have to deal with issues from aggrieved members of the party in Abia again.
“We are not going to hold a reconciliation meeting again. We will now leave it to the leaders of Abia to go and play their politics in Abia state. Abuja is not about Abia, go to Abia, play politics there, do the necessary, lobby, and reconcile there because all politics is local. Abuja is not an Abia locality, Abuja is the Federal Capital Territory we converge here from various states. Let Abia go and sit together. In all the national elections – House of Representatives, Senate, governorship, likely the presidential election, we will not be satisfied with just the 25% of vote cast. We the vote cast in the majority APC, simple. Not halfway about it. If we are to win, we must try to win every state” Adamu said.
The Chairman of the Reconciliation Committee, Mr Chris Adighije emphasised the need for reconciliation to take place as soon as possible.
“To reconcile all the aggrieved members of our party so that we can build strength and face the challenges from other parties. We have to get together and quickly do so. We are on our way back to Abia to play the local politics, reconcile all our members and ensure that we go straight for the low-hanging fruits which would have been lost if we don’t get together and I know that by the grace of God and with the team we are going to do the needful and ensure victory for our party,” he said.
While the Deputy Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Nkeiruka Onyejiocha would serve as Secretary of the committee, members include a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chief Emeka Wogu, and Martin Azubuike, APC National Welfare Secretary Hon. Friday Nwosu, Hon. Emeka Atuma and the APC governorship candidate in Abia state, Ikechi Emenike.
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