APC South-East zonal meeting rocked by protests over stakeholders’ exclusion

On Thursday, angry members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, stormed the party’s South-East zonal office in Enugu State, protesting the non-invitation of some stakeholders to the party’s meeting.

The meeting was attended by party chieftains from the five South-East states, according to reports.

The chairman of the party’s Enugu State Caretaker Committee, Dr. Ben Nwoye, and other party chieftains, however, were not invited to the meeting.

The Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, a major APC financier, Emperor Baywood Ibe, the party’s Enugu state Governorship flag bearer in 2015, Chief Okey Ezea, and others were not invited.

Irked by the development, some party members stormed the meeting venue, accusing Chief Ken Nnamani, a former Senate President and a top party official in Enugu State, of factionalizing the APC in the state.

Mr. Chikwado Chukwunta, the party’s Enugu State caretaker committee chairman, is currently representing the South-East in the APC National Caretaker Committee.

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“Ben Nwoye is the only authentic state caretaker committee chairman we have,” “Ken Nnamani leave Enugu APC alone,” “Ken Nnamani, a PDP in the night, an APC in the day,” and “Ken Nnamani, a PDP in the night, an APC in the day” were among the placards held by the protesters.

The protesters promised to take their complaints against Ken Nnamani to the party’s highest levels, claiming that he had done more harm than good in Enugu State.