Obiano hails Supreme Court verdict on APGA, says no victor, no vanquished

ANAMBRA State Governor, Willie Obiano, has hailed the recent Supreme Court judgement, which upheld the Executive Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) headed by the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Umeh.

Obiano, who spoke at the weekend, in a rally at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia to celebrate the victory, described the judgement as “no victor, no vanquished” and called for immediate reconciliation and healing among all splinter groups that exist within the party.

He said: “It is important that we seize this great moment in history and run with the passion it has ignited in our hearts. The first thing we should do with this passion is reconciliation.

“We must always remember that the Maxi Okwu faction that took us to court is actually our brothers. We must strive to reabsorb them to the mainstream of the party.”

He assured aggrieved members of the party that their loyalty was invaluable to the party and that in due course their loyalty would be adequately recognised and rewarded.

The governor also urged party members to set aside their differences and close ranks for the impending battle over the highly contested senatorial seat of Anambra Central constituency.

“The next war we must wage is the war for Victor Umeh’s victory in the coming senatorial election in Anambra Central.

“Umeh has appealed for forgiveness from party members who are nursing one form of grudge or another against him. So, we must unite, close ranks and go for victory with him,” he added.

In his remarks, the national chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye , explained the Supreme Court judgement and commended the steadfastness of party members whose support and prayers never wavered all through the period of the legal process.

Describing APGA as the party to beat in 2019, Chief Oye observed that the party recently won seven councillorship positions in Niger State, sweeping the Ward of the current governor of Niger State.

He appealed to party faithful to close ranks and give a massive support to the efforts of Chief Victor Umeh to clinch the Senatorial Seat.

“This is the home of APGA. Anybody struggling with us here is wasting his time because we already have a senator in Chief Victor Umeh. declared.

“They have done everything humanly possible to frustrate us but I want to tell the people of this great state and this great country that APGA is the party to beat in 2019.

“I have repeatedly said it without any fear of equivocation that while PDP is haemorrhaging and APC is asphyxiating, APGA is the only political party with a clean bill of health in Nigeria today”, he added.