The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has called recent media reports that the party is in crisis, that delegates aren’t getting paid, and that a lot of people are quitting the party “false, misleading, and mischievous.”
Uche Obute, the state’s Publicity Secretary, said in a statement yesterday that reports in the media were “a deliberate attempt to distort facts and create a non-existent crisis within the party.”
The APC called claims that delegates at its recent national convention weren’t paid stipends “an outright falsehood,” saying that there was no such agitation or disagreement among its members.
The statement said that the reports came from “anonymous and unverified sources” and were meant to keep the party from getting ready for the 2027 general election.
“We ask party members and the general public to completely ignore the report because it does not accurately reflect the situation in the APC in Enugu State.” The statement said, “Our delegates are still committed, loyal, and happy with the party’s open processes and leadership.”
The party also said that claims of mass resignations by members were false and that claims of exclusion and marginalization were also false. It also said that the party in Enugu State had stayed together under what it called a “inclusive leadership structure,” pointing out that both long-time members and new members were fully integrated at all levels of the party.
The statement made it clear that political leaders from all over the state, such as lawmakers and local government officials, were on the same page as the party.
It also pointed to important zonal positions held by party members from the state, such as Oby Ajih, the South-East Zonal Woman Leader, and Ben Nwoye, the Deputy National Chairman (South), as proof that the party is open to everyone.
