Emenike Inaugurates Harmonisation Team for Abia APC

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia

A 12-member harmonisation team has been constituted for the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to further  sustain the peace the party is currently enjoying following the  recent  reconciliation of warring groups.

The governorship candidate of the party, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, who inaugurated the Harmonisation Committee, named Senator Chris Adighije as Chairman with Rt. Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha serving as Secretary.

Other members of the Committee are:  Engr.Chris Okpechi, Hon. Emeka Wogu, Rt. Hon. Emeka Atuma, Rt. Hon. Ben Kalu, Hon. Chidi Avadja, Mr. Fabian Okonkwo, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, Hon. Ben Godson, Engr. Solomon Alozie, and Hon. Ikenna Anyalewechi.

Chief Emenike had pledged after his election as governorship candidate, on May 26, 2022 “to lead one united APC to victory in Abia State” and followed it up with the reconciliation meeting last Saturday.

The formation of the Harmonisation Committee became necessary as Abia APC had been in deep crisis with a factional group setting up its own leadership structure hence the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) decided to resolve the issues.

The APC National Chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu, was therefore mandated to lead the charge for peace. He convened several meetings with the various contending parties and also followed up with joint meetings of the major protagonists.

Chief Eneukwu’s peace efforts led to a sharing formula of elective offices for the 2023 election which both parties agreed and signed into. This agreement was endorsed by the APC NWC.

The smooth implementation of that agreement by the APC leadership significantly calmed frayed nerves within the Abia chapter of the party and paved way for the hugely successful meeting at Ntalakwu Oboro on June 18, 2022.

The reconciliation meeting, which was held at the home of Hon. Emeka Atuma at Ntalakwu Oboro, Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state, was attended by over 90 per cent of all the major leaders of the party as well as party executives in 184 Wards and 17 local governments of Abia State.

In the communique after the meeting, which was christened the ‘Ntalakwu Declaration’ and read by the former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Azubuike, theparty leaders, chieftains and stakeholders unanimously agreed:

“That Abia State APC is one united party under the chairmanship of Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu and the leadership of High Chief Ikechi Emenike.

“That the leaders from all sides of the party together with all the members they represent agreed to remain members of one united Abia APC. That High Chief Ikechi Emenike is the one and only governorship candidate of Abia State APC for the 2023 governorship election.

“That the leaders of the party as represented here today, shall use their best efforts to achieve genuine and honest reconciliation and reintegration of all members of the party in the state.

“That leaders and members here present shall employ their best endeavours to re-energise and strengthen the party at all levels to be in a position to win the forthcoming 2023 general election.”