Top prominent members of All Progressives Congress ,APC in Abia state yesterday met to deliberate on crucial matters affecting the party as 2019 election approaches . The stakeholders stated that the party's repositioning is a priority in its readiness to take over Abia State in 2019
. According to the group, the issue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led administration living up to the expectations of Abians is no longer a matter worth discussing as they have failed and deserve to be changed.
These remarks were made yesterday at the APC Caucus meeting held in the Abuja residence of former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu. In his address to newsmen after the meeting, Abia state APC Chairman, Hon.Donatus Nwankpa disclosed that the party has been indaunted with so many new comers and some of them also participated in the meeting.


He said the party has resolved to move and be repositioned for the eventual game winning and restoring democracy and change in Abia come 2019.


Recounting some decisions taken in the meeting, Nwankpa said that "Part of the decision taken by the caucus members is to be expedient in publishing names of all the party officials from ward level to state level.


"The party has also resolved to open up all the instituted party offices in the state with immediate effect.
Nwankpa told newsmen that the party has decided not to honour distractions from any member ,adding that automatic expulsion is what the members have decided to give any member found wanton and acting on external influence.

"It is the decision of the cacus to sack any body "There must be party dicipline and already we have tolerated much . Right now we are not going to take it anymore but we are also going to persuade them. People should be reasonable because we know that some of them are influenced by external forces who are afraid of the level APC has risen in the state ."
"we are no longer talking of whether the PDP led government are doing well or not, what we are saying is that we are going to effect a change in Abia because we know we have the capacity to so something far far better because for now APC knows what it takes to have good governance. Abians are yet to enjoy democracy " He said

Earlier, in the remarks of a member of the APC Board of Trustees and Chairman, Abia APC Caucus, Chief Sam Nkire, he thanked the members for what he referred to as 'impressive turn out', adding that the quality of APC membership in Abia speaks volume of what the party is yet to achieve . He also charged chieftains to remain focused and work towards a better growth of the party.
Corroborating other speakers at the meeting , the convener and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, explained that when the party's growth and interest becomes everybody's concern, the party's goal would be easily achieved. He suggested that anybody that mentions faction in the party should be expelled and it was received with thunderous applause.
In attendance of the meeting were all the creme de la creme of the party including former Senators , members of the Federal House of Representatives, retired generals and different public office holders.

New entrants of the party including , Chief Marc Wabara, Retired Generals C.O Okoro and General Nwogbo were officially welcomed to the caucus.


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