The Coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government (LG) Chairmen in Enugu State has backed the impeachment of the former acting Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Mr Ben Nwoye.
The Leader of the group and Coordinating Chairman of APC LG Chairmen in the state, Mr Jude Anyadire disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu.
Anyadire, along with 12 other party local government chairmen disclosed this during a solidarity visit to the current acting Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr Chikwado Chukwunta.
Ikengaonline reports that Chukwunta was until his elevation the acting vice chairman of the party in the state.
Anyadire described the emergence of Chukwunta as the tonic that would usher in peace and stability in the state chapter of the party.
He said that all the in-house bickering which had torn the APC into several factions would be a thing of the past.
“What led us to where we are today should not have happened but we are happy that you have come to unify the party.
“We want to mobilise members of the party to usher in a virile opposition that will speak for residents of the state and hold government to account,” Anyadire said.
Also, the APC chairman in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of the state, Mr Titus Nnamani, said that it was sad that the party lost its voice in the past years.
“Our party as the main opposition party in the state over the years lost the credibility and mandate to hold the government to account due to internal wrangling and personal interests.
“We are in support of the removal of the former acting chairman and it is now a new dawn. We have come to congratulate you because the party has taken a new direction,” he said.
“We have people like former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, former governor, Mr Sullivan Chime, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and former House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Eugene Odoh in the party.
“These are one of the best the state has ever produced. Yet, we have not won elections due to self-inflicted crisis,” Nnamani said.
Responding, Chukwunta said that he was on a rescue mission having understood the challenges that the party had passed through.
The acting chairman said that he would do everything possible to unite members of the party and usher in an administration that would lead the party to greater heights.
“We have seen the problems of the party and will do everything possible to put it in good stead. We are going to work to bring everyone on board,” Chukwunta said.
Recall that 46 out of 57 members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party had on Aug. 10 impeached Nwoye, following allegations of insubordination and violation of the party’s constitution.
The SWC also alleged that the ousted chairman had been stoking crisis in the party which had torn it into factions and made it to under achieve in the state.
However, Nwoye when contacted described his impeachment as a ruse.
He said that he was still in charge of the state chapter of the party, adding that those who impeached him were imposters.
