2027: APC will sweep Onicha, Emegha Declares, warns against division

…Tasks candidates to intensify grassroots mobilization

By Uchenna Okah, Abakaliki

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Emegha, has warned party stakeholders in Onicha Local Government Area against fictionalization, urging them to unite and work for the party’s victory in all elective positions in the 2027 general elections.

Emegha said the APC could only consolidate its political strength in the council if its leaders and members put aside personal interests, embrace peace and strengthen the party’s structures ahead of the elections.

The APC chairman spoke while addressing stakeholders and leaders of the party from Onicha LGA and the Southern Senatorial District at the party’s state secretariat on Waterworks Road, Abakaliki.

The meeting, attended by serving and former political office holders as well as community and opinion leaders from various autonomous communities in Onicha, reviewed the challenges confronting the party and prospects for the 2027 elections.

Emegha appealed to stakeholders to jettison personal political ambitions capable of causing division, stressing that the APC remained one united and indivisible family.

He said: “There is a need for peace and unity among all our stakeholders. We must put the overall interest of the party above personal political pursuits. There should be no further fictionalization because APC is one united family.”

The party chairman also commended APC candidates from Onicha LGA for their efforts in reaching out to the electorate but charged them to intensify their grassroots engagements ahead of the commencement of campaigns.

He said stronger interaction with voters at the grassroots would make mobilization easier and further strengthen the party’s chances at the polls.

The Chairman of Onicha LGA, Ikechukwu Ogbofia, applauded the state leadership for convening the meeting, disclosing that he had earlier met with stakeholders in the council, where they agreed to work together in peace and unity.

Ogbofia assured the state chairman that similar meetings would be taken to all electoral wards in the council before the commencement of campaigns to consolidate unity among members.

Former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Chigozie Ogbu, who spoke on behalf of Onicha stakeholders, promised that all outstanding issues among party leaders would be resolved amicably.

Ogbu also assured the APC leadership that the people of Onicha would vote massively for all the party’s candidates in the 2027 elections.

Former Onicha council chairman, Chidiebere Agwu Uzor, equally declared that the APC had no serious challenger in the local government.

He expressed confidence that the party would secure victory in all positions during the elections.

The meeting subsequently resolved that APC candidates from Onicha should immediately intensify grassroots engagement.

The Nations News reports that the party leadership explores further measures to strengthen its structures and resolve outstanding concerns ahead of the 2027 polls.