Angela Mbaocha, Abakaliki
Group, Ebonyi Visionary Youth Movement has condemned in its entirety the recent endorsement of Ebonyi Speaker, Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, by governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State as his successor.
The group maintained that the endorsement was inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that choosing candidates for any elective position should be through dialogue and proper consultation.The group disclosed this in a statement signed by its State Director, Barr. Joshua Raphael Itumo , the Secretary General, Okpani Ogbonna among others.
The group stated that Umahi’s endorsement of Nwifuru was a betrayal of his earlier stand of being neutral on the selection of his successor, urging him to maintain his earlier stand.
The statement reads, “That the recent endorsement of the embattled speaker, Hon. Ogbonna Nwifuru is not only wrong but condemnable and a betrayal of Governor Umahi’s earlier stance, capable of generating crisis in the state and causing the party the 2023 general elections.
“That we, along side every well meaning Ebonyi Youth, particularly APC youth resist any form of imposition of candidate on the party, APC as that will easily lead to total collapse of our party in Ebonyi State.
“We rather advice the Governor to ensure that every aspirant ranging from ward Councilor, State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate and Governor should be properly consulted and dialogued with for a consensus, and harmonization if this fails, a credible primary election should be conducted to choose candidates as such will enable our great party to win the forth coming 2023 general election.
“We call on the leader of our great party, His Excellency president MUHAMMADU BUHARI to quickly intervene in Ebonyi State and call the Governor to order.
“We also call on leadership of our party, the APC led by His Excellency Senator ABDULLAHI ADAMU, the National Executive Committee of APC, the State Executives of APC in Ebonyi State led by CHIEF STANLEY OKORO EMEGHA and others to quickly arrest the situation in Ebonyi State to forestall a possible disintegration of the party in Ebonyi State”.
