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Anambra APC crisis deepens, as new chairman takes over secretariat
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The leadership crisis rocking the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a fresh twist on Sunday with an executive led by Chief Ifeanyi Osegbo took over the party’s state secretariat to assume control of the party structure.
This came as the embattled executive led by Senator Emma Anosike described the takeover as unlawful and a violation of due process.
The latest development follows a judgment obtained by Osegbo group against the Anosike-led executive, even as Anosike described the judgment as a “kangaroo judgment,” that lacks legal merit.
At the APC secretariat opposite the old Government House in Awka, Osegbo and his supporters expressed happiness that the party has been liberated.
The new chairman immediately set up three committees aimed at moving the party forward ahead of the 2027 general elections. The committees are truth and reconciliation, strategy and tactical, as well as election planning and winning committees.
Addressing the stakeholders, Osegbo, said the era of bickering and disunity in the state party had come to an end, adding that the main priority of APC is to mobilize effectively for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu.
Osegbo said: “The winning mentality of APC has just started in this state. We will begin by going to the grassroots and we are not going to allow our party’s candidates in their areas to suffer because we are going to help them to achieve victory.
“Let me acknowledge the sacrifices made by the former chairman of the party, Chief Basil Ejidike in repositioning the party in the state.
“Our challenges are enormousz but not insurmountable. These committees are for unity and peace. We are not going to leave anyone out. It is a moment of sacrifice.”
According to him, APC was built on accountability, noting that the era of secrecy in the affairs of the party had gone.
But reacting on the development, the Anosike-led group advised party members to disregard and refrain from attending any meeting convened by the Osegbo faction.
According to the Anosike’s faction, several individuals listed as plaintiffs in the suit instituted against him had denied authorizing the legal action, while elected executive members have distanced themselves from the judgment.
The group further argued that neither Senator Emma Anosike, nor the State Secretary was joined as a party or defendant in the suit, adding that the defendants were the National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Chairman of the APC.
The group maintained that before any faction can lawfully assume control of the state secretariat, the judgment must first be served on the National Working Committee and the National Chairman of the party, who, it stated, are the only authorities empowered to direct any change in the state leadership.
After Zaudna Road, in Dei-Dei area, officials proceeded to the ongoing construction of the road linking Jahi District to Gwarimpa and Karsana.
Na there the exercise start.
We ended up walking for almost 3km.
Watch:
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the electoral influence to determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku stated this while speaking with journalists on Wednesday, amid reports that Obasanjo had declined to endorse his presidential ambition.
Responding to the former president’s position, Atiku said he was not concerned about whether Obasanjo endorsed him, recalling the role he said the northern electorate played in Obasanjo’s emergence as president in 1999.
“In 1999, he could not even win his own state or the Southwest; it was Arewa that made him President. He possesses no electoral value,” Atiku said.
Atiku and Obasanjo served as President and Vice President respectively between 1999 and 2007 but have had a strained political relationship since leaving office.
Atiku has previously said he opposed Obasanjo’s third-term bid because he believed it was necessary to defend Nigeria’s Constitution and democracy.
Speaking on the 2027 elections, the former vice president also highlighted his record of providing opportunities for young Nigerians during his tenure as Vice President.
He said some of those who benefited from such opportunities had gone on to become governors, ministers, directors and holders of other public offices.
Atiku promised that, if elected president in 2027, he would continue to create opportunities for young Nigerians to serve and take up leadership positions.
Rep Ogundu Kingsley Chinda’s public record reflects years of engagement with issues affecting Rivers State, particularly environmental degradation, community welfare and the interests of people across the state.
His advocacy on the Ogoni environmental crisis predates much of the recent public attention surrounding the Ogoni cleanup. As a member of the National Assembly, Chinda raised concerns over the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recommendations and called for concrete measures to address the environmental damage suffered by Ogoni communities.
His involvement in environmental matters extends beyond legislative advocacy. His experience as a representative, environmentalist and former Commissioner for Environment has placed him at the intersection of environmental policy, governance and community concerns.
The broader question surrounding such a record is whether public office should be approached through ethnic or geographical calculations, or through a wider understanding of responsibility to the entire state.
Chinda’s stated approach has been to frame environmental degradation, pollution, development and community welfare as Rivers State issues rather than problems belonging exclusively to one ethnic constituency.
From Ogoni to the wider Niger Delta, environmental challenges remain deeply connected to questions of governance, accountability, economic development and social justice. Addressing them requires not only political attention but also institutional capacity, technical understanding and sustained policy implementation.
Chinda’s legislative and executive experience therefore provides a basis for assessing his views on environmental governance and the wider development challenges confronting Rivers State.
Ultimately, the public record should remain the principal basis upon which citizens assess any public servant: what issues has he championed, what policies has he supported, what results can be demonstrated, and how consistently has he represented the interests of the people?
Those questions – not ethnicity, geography or political sentiment – offer the clearest lens through which
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