They questioned the rationale behind President Bola Tinubu's decision to
appoint Bianca, a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressive Grand
Alliance (APGA), without consulting APC party members.
During an emergency meeting of party stakeholders in Awka on Thursday, October
24, the APC leaders described the appointment as a gross violation of party
loyalty that undermines the morale of their members.
High Chief Bunty Onuigbo, the South East Zonal Secretary of APC and a
member of the APC Elders Forum in Anambra, who spoke on behalf of the
stakeholders, said: “This is nothing but an act of anti-party, and it is
detrimental. By empowering members of other political parties at the expense of
the APC in Anambra State, Mr President is not supporting party loyalty,” he
stated.
Onuigbo further questioned the implications of the appointment, asking,
“Does Mr President want a mass defection of APC members in Anambra to the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)? Is he indirectly working for APGA in
Anambra State?”
He expressed that the situation is both “unheard of and highly
demoralising,” lamenting that the leadership in Abuja seems to be enhancing the
fortunes of rival parties at the expense of the APC.
Of the seven ministers appointed on Wednesday, October 23, Bianca
Ojukwu's appointment has been the most talked about, with Nigerians across
various social media accounts debating this move by the president.
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