The Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has introduced the dissolution of the get together’s management in Enugu State.
Durosinmi Meseko, the deputy nationwide publicity secretary of the APC, disclosed this in a statement posted on the get together’s official Fb web page on Friday.
Mr Meseko mentioned the NWC accepted the dissolution at its 179th assembly on the get together’s nationwide secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
The deputy nationwide publicity secretary mentioned the APC Nationwide Chairperson, Nentawe Yilwatda, a professor, presided over the assembly.
Appointment of caretaker committee
Mr Meseko mentioned the NWC constituted a seven-member caretaker committee to supervise the affairs of the get together within the state pending the election of substantive management.
Ben Nwoye, a former chairperson of the APC in Enugu State, was appointed caretaker chairperson, whereas a former speaker of the Enugu State Home of Meeting, Eugene Odoh, emerged as secretary.
Different members of the committee are Fidelia Njoeze, Peter Chime, Oby Ajih, Chiedozie Nwafor and Emma Ekeh.
The deputy nationwide publicity secretary mentioned the committee could be inaugurated at 10:00 a.m. right this moment, Friday, 10 October on the APC’s Nationwide Secretariat in Abuja.
The official mentioned the dissolution of the APC’s management in Enugu State was meant to reposition the get together within the state for “higher unity and effectiveness.”
Dissolved management
Earlier than the dissolution, Ugochukwu Agballah was the state’s chairperson of the APC.
Uche Nnaji, who lately resigned because the minister of innovation, Science, and know-how, was the chief of the get together within the state.
The dissolution got here days after a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation uncovered how Mr Nnaji cast his diploma and NYSC certificates, leading to his resignation from workplace as minister.
Background
Lately, the APC in Enugu State has been enmeshed in a management disaster, which has cut up the get together into two factions.
A faction was led by a former President of the Nigerian Senate, Ken Nnamani, whereas Mr Agballah led the opposite faction.
Mr Agballah had the backing of Mr Nnaji and the get together’s nationwide management on the time.
In 2023, the faction led by Mr Agballah suspended some rival faction members.
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Shortly after, the then-APC’s Nationwide Vice Chairperson, South-east, Ijeomah Arodiogbu, ratified the suspension.
Mr Nwoye, who was amongst these suspended from the get together, later dismissed the suspension, calling on Mr Arodiogbo to analyze the allegations of anti-party actions in opposition to them.
In February 2025, the faction led by Mr Nnamani introduced the expulsion of Mr Agballah and eight others from the get together.
The get together faction claimed that Mr Agballah and different expelled members had constantly disobeyed the orders of a excessive court docket that restrained them from parading themselves as government members of the get together within the state.
Mr Agballah mentioned his expulsion wouldn’t stand.
In April, Mr Nwoye introduced his resignation from the APC, explaining that his determination was in response to “deep inside crises and management disintegration” within the get together.
Sources say the dissolution of the APC management was performed to pave the way in which for the deliberate defection of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State from the PDP to the APC.
In contrast to Mr Nwoye, who lately requested Mr Mbah to affix the APC, Messrs Agballah and Nnaji fiercely opposed the governor’s deliberate defection to the get together.
