Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara
The All Progressives Party (APC) in Ebonyi State has kick-off a sensitization tour across the 13 local government areas of the state.
The sensitization tour according to the party chairman is to awaken the spirit of the party members at the grassroots ahead of the party Congress in August and help the party identify their challenges and solve them on time.
Stanley Okoro-Emegha, the Chairman of the Party(APC) in Ebonyi State, while speaking with newsmen in Abakaliki, dismissed the insinuation from some quarters that there is a crisis between the Governor of the State, Francis Nwifuru and the Minister of Works, and formal governor of the state Engr. David Umahi.
Okoro-Emegha noted that Nwifuru and Umahi were enjoying a good working relationship.
“The essence is not far-fetched. One is to reawaken the spirit of our members. It is also essential to pay a visit to the home sector of our party to find out what their challenges are and look at the area in which we can assist them as a party. It is not good after the campaign and election, we have not visited them again.
He further explained there was a need to replace party officials who have been elevated to other positions in the state.
“And again if you have a child that is staying far away, it is important that you visit him from time to time. There is no issues in any local government area. We want to go and find out because in some wards and LGAs, tsome officers havebeen elevated to other positions like supervisory councillors, management committee members, we want to also see how we can do possible replacement.
“It is to the glory of God. The Governor must have viewed it from the angle that if go to other states, there is crisis in the party, but in Ebonyi State, there is no crisis. We know that managing human beings is very difficult. But it has been a team work not only me and that might be why the governor endorsed me.
“How can there be crisis between the governor and the minister of works. APC is a principled party such that everybody knows where his work starts and ends. There is nothing like problem between two of them. The minister and the governor has a good working relationship. The governor and the minister are aware of this tour. They are the leaders of the party why we are caretakers.
“On daily basis, we keep going to the opposition to join the party. Very soon, we are going to do a programme in Ezza South where all the people that worked against APC in eight local government areas will all come back. So there is going to be a heavy defection at the grassroots, where all the whole structures will join APC.
“I have visited Julius Ama, Ochiri Edda in Lagos and I know by Easter, he is going to give me response. I am appealing to all Eboyians who are into politics to come and join us. It is a big family. They should come and contribute their ideas. Thank God that the governor is doing much, but as one man, he cannot do it alone. He needs ideas from other people”, he said.