Andy Uba displaces Ngige, emerges Anambra State APC Leader

The Anambra State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress and some other stakeholders have pronounced the party’s governorship candidate, Andy Uba, as its State Leader.

The decision was taken at a meeting on Friday night in Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Before now, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, was the acclaimed leader of the APC in Anambra State.

Ngige was yet to react to the development as at press time.

This decision to make Uba the party leader, a statement said on Friday, was in tandem with the standing paradigm that the current gubernatorial candidate of the party becomes the Leader of the party in the State.

The meeting was attended by Senators, current and former members of the House of Representatives, current and former Presiding and Principal Officers of the State House of Assembly, 14 out of 17 members of the State Working Committee of the party, a former Minister, current and former zonal and national officers of the party, as well as the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the party in the recently held Anambra State gubernatorial election.

Among those also in attendance were Uba and his deputy, Emeka Okafor; Senators Ik Obiora and Emma Anosike; Honorables Linda Ikpeazu, Vincent Ofumelu, Chidi Duru, Chiedu Eluemunor, Jerry Ugokwe, Ralph Okeke, Fort Dike, Chuma Nzeribe, Afam Ogene, Chizor Obidigwe and Peter Madubueze.

From the Anambra State House of Assembly were former Speakers Ben Chuks Nwosu and Chinwe Nwaebeli; former and current Principal Officers, Ebele Obi and Lawrence Ezeudu, amongst five other serving members.

Also in attendance were former Minister of Transportation, John Emeka; former National Auditor, Paul Chukwuma; Zonal Youth Leader, Olisaemeka Onyeka; and the State Chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike.

Other members of the SWC, who are members of the State Caucus, present were the Deputy State Chairman, Anaedobe Johnbosco; State Treasurer, Chris Udenze; Woman Leader, Callista Nwachukwu; State Youth Leader, Augustine Mumoaife; and Special (Physically Challenged) Leader, Obi Ndigwe.

Also in attendance was the Zonal Chairman, North, Ezenwa Ekwuaju; and Zonal Chairman, South, Izuchukwu Okeke.

In line with Section 12:9(xviii) of the APC Constitution 2014(As Amended), which requires the admittance of two other leaders per senatorial zone to join the State Caucus, C.J. Chinwuba and Melville Ebo, North; Dozie Ikedife and Chidi Ogbaji, South; and Dennis Ngene and Chibuzor Obiakor, were also in attendance.

The State Caucus received briefing from Ejidike on the state of the party in Anambra, and accepted and adopted the Report given by the Chairman.

These included the suspension handed down to the former State Secretary, Chukwuma Agufugo, and erstwhile Publicity Secretary, Okelo Madukaife.