Nwifuru dismisses pararrel APC primaries in Ebonyi

By Jeff Agbodo

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has dismissed reports of parallel primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party remains united throughout the process.

The governor commended stakeholders and members of the APC in the state for the peaceful conduct of the House of Representatives primary elections held across the state.

Nwifuru, who spoke with journalists during the exercise on Saturday, expressed satisfaction with the level of consultations and unity among party stakeholders ahead of the primaries.

“As you can see, everybody is happy. We had very noble consultations with our stakeholders and several meetings were held. Issues were resolved at the zonal and constituency levels. What we are doing today is to elect candidates who will fly the flag of our party, and I believe we will produce very capable candidates.

“We have only one congress committee. What is normal in democracy is for people to come out and test their popularity. There is no need for any parallel congress, and nobody is going to conduct one,” he stated.

Governor Nwifuru expressed confidence in its ability to conduct a credible exercise, noting that members of the committee had already addressed concerns raised by journalists and party faithful.

Reacting to reports that a particular aspirant had been disqualified, the governor said he had not been informed of such development.

“You are just informing me about that,” he said.

On the recent defections and resignations by some APC members in the state, the governor described the development as part of the democratic process.

“This is politics. People joined the party with different interests. The question should be: what did these people do in 2023, and what evidence is there of their support? If people want to join another party to test their popularity, democracy allows that,” he added.

The governor maintained that the APC in Ebonyi State remains strong and united despite political realignments ahead of future elections.

The Ebonyi State Chairman of the APC, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, said there were provisions for appeals in the event of any disqualification, adding that the primary election process was progressing smoothly.

“As you can see that everybody is happy. We did a very noble consultations with our stakeholders. We had so many stakeholder meetings. Issues were sorted out.

“And what we are going to do today is elect the candidates that will fly the flag of our party. And I believe that, especially with support, we will elect a very competent candidate” the APC chairman stated.

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