The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State on Monday appointed Alphonsus Nwafor, as its performing chairperson following the suspension of its former chairperson, Ugochukwu Agballah.
It additionally ratified the appointments of Sunday Onah as performing state deputy chairperson, David Nwobodo because the performing organising secretary and Callistus Ngwu because the performing state treasurer.
The performing chairperson earlier than his appointment was the zonal vice chairperson of the APC in Enugu West Senatorial District.
He’s a famend entrepreneur.
Recall that the APC had on Saturday, suspended its chairperson, Mr Agballah and different government members over alleged abuse of places of work.
The opposite government members suspended had been the deputy chairperson, Augustine Alumonah; the treasurer, Jude Aniogbo; and the organising secretary, Emeka Eze.
Briefing reporters on Monday in Enugu, the APC Publicity Secretary in Enugu State, Michael Ezeanyanwu, stated the appointed individuals can be in performing capability pending when the celebration obtained substantive officers.
In keeping with Mr Ezeanyanwu, the celebration can’t afford to have a management vacuum in its fold, therefore the necessity to fill the emptiness created by the suspension.
The publicity secretary dismissed the allegation that the committee didn’t comply with due course of in suspending the affected officers, stressing that the celebration adopted the method outlined in its structure.
The Information Company of Nigeria experiences that 15 out of the 17 native authorities APC chairpersons attended the assembly.
In his remarks, Uche Egbonwaonu, the APC chairperson in Nkanu East Native Authorities Space, accused the suspended chairperson of being autocratic and that he ran the celebration as his private enterprise.
Mr Egbonwaonu stated the celebration would have crumbled within the state however for the intervention of the committee, including that the committee was decided to revive the misplaced glory of the APC in Enugu State.
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In his acceptance speech, the performing chairperson, Mr Nwafor, thanked the members of the celebration for locating him worthy to serve within the place.
Mr Nwafor promised to unite the celebration by guaranteeing that the APC key leaders, suspended or expelled by Mr Agballah and his group, are reunited.
In keeping with him, this could improve the possibilities of the celebration to carry out credibly within the subsequent basic elections.
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