From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
The House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for Obingwa/Osisioma Ngwa/ Ugwunagbo federal constituency of Abia State in the February 25 general election, Hon. Nnamdi Chidiebere has laud the party for suspending some of its chieftains in the state over alleged anti party activities.
In a statement, Chidiebere said it was good the leadership of the party wielded the big stick by suspending the disloyal party members, which he said was not only in Abia, but nationwide.
“The state chapter of the APC has tried to fish out those people who occupy various political offices in the APC led federal government but could not deliver the party in their wards and polling units.
“Some of them worked for the candidates of other political parties. I commend the party for taking such positions against members who betrayed the APC in the elections”.
He urged the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be wary of those who used their positions to betray the APC to deliver the candidates of rival political parties.
Chidiebere stressed that some of the disloyal party members are already lobbying for positions in the incoming government, and lauded the party for suspending members who betrayed the APC by supporting candidates of other parties in elections.
“There is no way our governorship candidate, Chief Ikechi Emenike and other candidates would have succeeded considering the level of betrayal and indifference we suffered from most senior APC members who ought to have worked in the interest of the party. Most of these senior members of the party openly worked for our opponents”, he alleged.
The Reps candidate urged Tinubu to appoint and reward loyal party members who truly worked for the APC, despite the betrayals..
“Most of them have already encircled the president-elect lobbying to get further appointments and patronages from his incoming administration. He should guard against such characters and appoint and reward only loyal party members”.
Chidiebere, while insisting that the elections were not free and fair in Abia, accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), of engaging in what he described as ‘rigging competition’ during the presidential and governorship polls in the state.
“APC didn’t lose the presidential and governorship election in Abia state. What happened was that the PDP and Labour Party engaged in rigging competition supported by some members of the APC in the state. APC votes were given to either the LP or PDP”, he alleged.
