By Our Reporter
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has applauded the peaceful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress in Enugu State.
Onyeama disclosed while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Enugu after monitoring the progress of the exercise.
The minister, who had earlier addressed party faithful in his Eke Ward, Udi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, urged them to vote for candidates of their wards, adding that he would not impose anyone on them
He said that he was impressed with the consciousness and willingness of the party members to participate in the process.
Onyeama called for unity among party members, adding that if the APC would do better in the state, “we must be united”.
Also, former governor of the state, Mr Sullivan Chime described the process as peaceful.
Chime, who participated in his Udi/Agbudu Ward, Udi LGA commended the party members for conducting themselves in an orderly manner.
“You can see how our members came together. We held meetings to encourage them and this shows that we are one family.
“I believe that what happened here today is an indication of what happened across the wards in the state,” Chime said.
Furthermore, the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congress Committee for Enugu State, Mr Sheriff Jallaba applauded the peaceful conduct of the exercise in the state.
Jallaba said that the exercise had been satisfactory in all the areas he monitored.
“I have been to Eke Ward, Udi/Agbudu Ward and other areas and can confirm that the exercise has been peaceful. I am satisfied with what I have seen so far,” Jallaba said.
Ikengaonline reports that the exercise in the respective wards also featured the election of five-member state delegates.
