My Topmost Priority: Repositioning APGA.. Expanding It To Other States… Building It Into A National Political Party – APGA Nat. Chairman Ezeokenwa
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA), Dr Sylvester Ezeokenwa, has expressed his desire to build the party into a formidable national party.
Ezeokenwa made his mind known while his interactimg with media practitioners at APGA Regional Secretariat Awka, Anambra State.
He said he would expand the Party beyond Anambra State, the region and across the country
“What we have done as a political Party is to open our doors for Nigerians so that anybody who wants Nigeria to work should join APGA Party”
“I believe that APGA Party would take Nigeria not only beyond Africa but to the entire world. It is only APGA Party that could fix Nigerian problems”
Speaking further, the new APGA National Chairman explained, that APGA Party has a formidable manifestos in acronym (DRIVE), Discipline, Rebrand, Inclusiveness, Visibility and Expansion, pointing out that the manifestos captured every ideology as APGA Party.
”APGA Party has been a changed phase of Anambra State since 2003 till date. Before you form a political Party, you must have a clear definition of ideology.
“I make this point so that Nigerians will know which Political Party to belong to. APGA Party is a vehicle that can take you to any destination.
“What I observed in Nigeria is that Political Party has moved from Politically base to a mere vehicle to attain power and it is very wrong”
He further spoke on his intention to reconcile and bring the founder of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, and former Governor Peter Obi back to APGA, expressing confidence that Peter Obi will realize his Presidential ambition if he returns to the party.
The APGA National Chairman said,“Peter Obi is going to come back to APGA because that is his home and that is the only vehicle that will take him to his destination ”
“He attended the APGA Institute of Good Governance of which I am a student now and I tell you he will return to the party.
“I’m also in touch with the founding National Chairman of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie. With the ongoing reconciliation the party will be able to win more states in the country”
“I am going to visit Chief Chekwas Okorie and in fact, I have spoken with him to come back to APGA because it is his home and a house he built from the foundation.
“He is like a father and he started this APGA and I told him that he cannot finish building a house and abandon it. Whatever might have been his reasons for leaving us, he will return to APGA and together we shall rebuild the party and win other states ”
First thing is to get the ideology right. Just imagine a situation where one person will belong to three Political parties in a year. APGA Party in the morning, PDP in the afternoon and APC in the night.
He said that he would partner with the media as critical stakeholders that would assist him to achieve greater success as a newly elected National Chairman of the Party.
”At various sections, I have made interactions with journalists representing national dailies. I will partner with the media because I know how political parties operate. Some politicians do not understand the importance of the media. But, I can not do as the National Chairman of a Party without media.”
On his emergence and the National Chairman of APGA, Ezeokenwa described the position entrusted on him as a project which he would guide with every passion and dedication with the resources he has, recalling how he emerged to become the National Chairman of APGA during its National convention and his romance with the Party from State level to National level.
”I took Over as the National Chairman of APGA on May 31, 2023 and the entire delegates of the Party decided to rest the mantle of leadership on me during the National convention of the Party.
“At the convention, I was among those who have advocated for leadership change in the Party based on wide spread of sentiment why APGA Party is just a regional Party”
So, stakeholders of the Party have decided on how to reposition the Party against the backdrop that APGA Party is Igbo or Anambra Party. Coincidentally, I, as an Anambra man, emerged as National Chairman.
“For someone who Don’t understand the background information will say why is Anambra man was elected but fact remains that the election was conducted by the entire party members and delegates”
“Actually, I joined the Party as an undergraduate in 2002 . I was in the Party right from day one. My father was the Onitsha South Local Government APGA Party Chairman for several years.
“Before I became State officer of the Party, I was part of the legal team in 2017 that was instrumental to former Governor Peter Obi to secure a second tenure.
“In 2015, I became State legal adviser of the Party. In 2019, I became the National legal adviser of the Party and after 4 years, I became National Chairman.
“What Party consider is the one who have in depth of the Party and understands the process of the Party” Said Ezeokenwa.
He, however, said ”As a young man, I want to leverage the capacity, resilience, intelligence, responsibility and Industry of young people in Nigeria.
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