"One thing I have learnt in APC, is blowing my own trumpet, and I make bold to say that we have done well in Rivers state ~~ Chief Tony Okocha, KSC, DSSRS, JP
The 14th Day of December,2024 will remain unique and unforgettable, in the annals of history of the All progressives Congress(APC), in Rivers state.
Unique and unforgettable because of the phletora of misgivings,doubts and conspiracy theories from political opponents,who dreamed that it was an impossible mission to bring back the soul of APC in Rivers state.
To these set of people, it was unbelievable to witness the arrival of APC National Executive committee, in Port Harcourt,led by the Chairman, Alhaji Dr Abdulahi Umaru Ganduje,OFR, on Saturday,14th December,2024, to officially inaugurate the elected EXCO members.
I mean an elected party faithfuls, carefully and unianimously selected from various local Government chapters, to serve the party for the next four years.
It was a total bewilderment in the opposition camp,and many could not simply come to terms with that development.
The confusion in their minds, was how a crisis -driven APC in Rivers state, could possibly patch the broken web of unity, to be able to organize themselves to raise a united EXCO.
They could not fathom either, how the scattered party "broom" characterized by factions, selfish pursuits, clueless in Leadership and unending legal tussles, could ever unite again,to bring back the soul of the party.
Even their attempt to truncate the scheduled congresses, was a herculean task ,that eventually failed woefully, with more confusion in their camp, as to the possibility of the event.
But lo and behold! the party congresses haven been completed successfully, was crowned by the inauguration of duly elected state executive last Saturday to the glory of God.
It was a moment of exceeding joy when ,the National chairman declared unequivocally in his opening remarks that "today ends all factions in Rivers state APC ,and that the party is ONE, under the leadership of the new elected Chairman,chief Tony Okocha, KSC DSSRS JP."
He reiterated that the National Executive committee of the party was passionate and committed to unite the party ,and it was the reason they decided to come to the state, to set the pace for re-enthronement of internal democracy,and grassroot democratisation.
Corroborating the National chairman's comments,the elected party chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, further extended his hands of fellowship and reunion to party faithfuls,and pleaded with the those who absconded to return to the party.
For me as one of the stakeholders on the struggle for the survival and return of the party, I am highly elated with the success story of the new APC in Rivers state
It is a story of true party loyalty, steadfastness, and determination, exhibited by all those who stood in the turbulent times, and indeed all that have willingly accepted the reconciliations and relationship building across the party.
I make bold to resonate Chief Tony Okocha's declaration that" we have done well in APC Rivers State. It is my own style of joining my chairman, to blow my own trumpet of our success story,and I join the chairman to plead with our brothers and sisters on the other side of opposition, to retrace their steps back home.
This reminds me of a similar trumpet I blew on the 11th of September,2023, in a National Television interview in AIT Abuja.
In that program I pleaded passionately with all APC Leaders in Rivers state ,to jettison factions and personal interests and join hands with Chief Tony Okocha,to unite every faction,and move the party forward.
I am glad that the party is united today, and all hands have joined Chief Tony Okocha,to raise the true broom of Unity and progress of APC, Rivers state.
I commend the legacy seven man caretaker committee,for a job well done,and I charge them to continue the good legacies already set in motion,by the leader and Chairman to move the party forward
It is only by so doing,that APC Rivers state will shame the political opponents in the state,and remain the party to beat in the next political dispensation
Congratulations APC Rivers state.
Dr Godpower Egbono
Former PCC Member & Leader, APC Abua/Odual LGA
writing from Port Harcourt
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