Anambra APC ward congress ends in stalemate

By Jude Opara

The Anambra State ward congress to elect delegates for the primary election of the All Progressives Congress(APC), which comes up on 5 April has ended in crisis.

The crisis was caused by a delay in the commencement of the exercise which held on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the eight man Congress Committee members of the party headed by Mohammed Abubakar are no where to be found as it was alleged that they have gone into hiding.

This is coming as a result of complaints by several aspirants of the party who alleged that the conduct was to favour a particular politician.

Already, there is mounting anxiety within the camps of all the seven Governorship aspirants who were cleared last week by the National Secretariat of the APC in Abuja, due to the delay to make public the outcome of the Congress election by delegates across the 326 wards of Anambra.

The majority of the party stakeholders are protesting that Committee members are yet to release the results of the Congress 24 hours after it was held across wards in the 21 local government areas of the state.

Among the governorship aspirants who vied to be elected by 1,630 delegates across the 326 wards during the Ward Congress of the party include Sir. Paul Chukwuma, Prof. Obiora Francis Okonkwo, Prince Nicholas Chukwujekwu Ukachukwu, Hon. Chukwuma Michael Umeoji, Chief Valentine Chineto Ozigbo, Johnbosco Obinna Onunkwo and Chief Esozie Madu respectively.

The committee is made up of Mohammad Abubakar as Chairman, Egogbamu Okoro, Ba’ande Imam and Augustine Agada.

Other members of the committee include Mr Babangida Abdullahi, Umar Augie, Dr Chibuzor Nduaguba and Mr Emma Eneukwu, the party’s National Secretary.

As at Saturday evening, it was learnt that Sir Paul Chukwuma, who is a major contender in the governorship race, is in a fierce battle for the delegates nod to emerge as the party’s flag bearer ahead of the APC gubernatorial primaries billed for 5th April 2025.

Also in the race is the popular billionaire chieftain of the party and revered academia Prof. Obiora Okonkwo and Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu who are out to give Sir Paul Chukwuma a run for his money and wits.