…Say Nobody Can Divide Delta APC
By Our Correspondent
The growing concern about the leadership position of Delta APC in the state and at the national level has led leaders, Elders and stakeholders in the party to hold a crucial meeting where they have resolved to set up a caretaker committee to handle the affairs of the party pending when a new party executive will be elected.
This decision was taken yesterday at a crucial meeting organized by the Board of Trustee (BOT) and leader of the party, Senator Spanner Okpozo attended by representatives from the three senatorial districts of the state.
Senator Okpozo in his opening remark said that the leaders and elders in the party decided to hold the crucial meeting to set the party in the right direction, just as he said the party executive in the state have not lived up to their expectations.
He said the meeting was significant in the anal of the history of APC in Delta State as it was one of the first meeting held since the last general election where they could review and appraise the activities of the party since the last elections with a view to moving the party forward.
He blamed the executive of the party in the state for the predicament the party finds itself today, lamenting that the leaders have turned the party to a tool with which they could achieve their selfish aims.
He said the executives of the party have also worked against the interest of the party, adding that they have completely neglected to protect the interest of the people they have vowed to protect.
While urging members of the party to work together to move the party forward, Senator Okpozo stressed that no one member have the exclusive right to organize any meeting in the state, adding that they should not allow themselves to deceived by anybody.
He said he was surprised to hear that some people were telling others not to attend the meeting he organized, noting that as a leader of the party who has singlehandedly fought for the party in the state, he has the authority to host members of the party at any given time.
He stressed that he was optimistic that APC will win the next election in the state come 2019.
In his brief remark, Engr. Hyacinth Enuha said it was high time the state exco was replaced with a caretaker committee, adding that the APC in the state does not have an executive.
On his part, Barr. Alex Iden from Delta South wondered why Delta state has been cut off from the largess coming from the Presidency. He noted that the reason why the state exco were working the way they were working was because they knew that they do not have any legal right to call for a meeting as the exco has been dissolved by a competent court of law.
Delta APC leader Dr. (Mrs.) Veronica Ogbuagu while speaking on behalf of Barr. Patrick Ideh, blamed some of the party leaders for the woes of the party in the state saying they have refused to talk when they were supposed to talk.
She called for the restructuring of the party leadership, saying the party needs vibrant and selfless leaders who could bring everybody together and move the party to greater heights.
She advised members of the party not be carried away by money bags, noting they should not allow their consciences be bought with money as money cannot buy everything.
On her part, Mrs. Lauretta Onochei expressed joy that at last the party in Delta State has finally come together to restructure the party, just as she called for selection of credible leaders who will win the heart of the people.
She said, “I think this meeting is a welcome development because we need structure, we need focus and direction in APC Delta state. We did not do well in the last guber elections or the national election. So I think at this point we need to have a direction and we need to know where we are going knowing where we are coming from.”
