By Kenneth Onuoha
365Daily – The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, has tasked leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at various wards in Ikwo Local Government Area to convoke a meeting and harmonise the list of the candidates for the party’s forthcoming ward congress.
Igwe gave the task during an enlarged stakeholders meeting of APC at Onuebonyi Echara, the headquarters of Ikwo Local Government Area.
According to him, the only way of ensuring a peaceful and transparent ward congress is for stakeholders of every ward to desist from interfering with activities of other wards, insisting that APC as a party would not condone such an act.
The Deputy Governor explained that his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was in line with his avowed commitment to giving the State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, the needed support in actualising the divine mandate which is on course in the state.
He enumerated the developmental projects of the Governor in the council to include the construction of Nkwegu-AE-FUNAI Road, Onuebonyi Echara-Onuigboji Road, Agubia-Abina Road and Branch Ojon-Enyibichiri Alike Road.
Igwe noted that Ikwo has never had the number of political positions before as does now under Umahi, as many appointments have been given to sons and daughters of the area.
On the issue of security at the council, the Deputy Governor, while commending the Council Chairman, Elder Stephen Orogwu, for his unwavering effort in curtailing insecurity, also directed him to convene a meeting of leaders of thought to nip the ugly incident in the bud.
Igwe, who cautioned those using various social media platforms to attack government unnecessarily to look before the leap, made it clear that the present government under Governor David Umahi has justified the mandate given to him through rapid infrastructural and human capital development
Earlier in a speech, the Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Council, Elder Stephen Orogwu, said though the Ward Congress has been postponed to a later date, the aim of the meeting was to brainstorm on the best way of ensuring free and fair congress.
The Council Chairman who reeled out the twenty seven positions expected to emerge at the congress, said no stone would be left unturned in ensuring every activity leading to the congress is done in accordance with the constitution of the party.
An Elder Statesman, Chief Okeagu Ogadah, lauded the Deputy Governor and the Council Chairman for convening the meeting, describing it as an orientation especially to the youths.
The meeting was well attended by major stakeholders of APC including the member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Comrade Chinedu Ogah, represented by Professor Anthony Itumo.