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Crisis hits Anambra APC.
...party chairmen reject Ngige, move to support Ebele Obi.

AIF Media

It was a near-free-for-all at the home of Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige as APC local govt chairmen rejected his senatorial bid, AIF Media can confirm.

AIF Media gathered that on Monday, August 20, 2018 the minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige convened a meeting of all the 7 local govt chairmen of APC, their deputies and the secretaries in his Alor country home.

Ngige convened the meeting to formally inform the local govt party executives of his intention to contest for Anambra central senatorial election.

At the meeting, a source told AIF Media that Ngige informed the party leaders that he has been anointed by Mr President to emerge as the next senate president in the 9th Assembly. He urged them to queue into the project and ensure the party ticket is reserved for him.

Trouble started when the party chairmen told Ngige that they will not assure him of automatic ticket since Hon Ebele Obi is also contesting while Ekwunife has not been firm on her intention.

According to AIF Media source, Ngige was furious over their position especially as they told him that Hon Ebele Obi has firm control of the majority of the delegates in Anambra central.

The angry minister was alleged to have told the APC leaders at the meeting that they insulted him by saying that he would contest the party primaries with Ebele Obi. The minister who didn't hide his anger went further to state that as the APC leader in the state, that if it were in a Yoruba land, no one would contest APC ticket with him.

He said he was disappointed in the party leaders and fumed that if it should be in the southwest, Hon Ebele Obi would have been chased out of Anambra state for daring to contest the party ticket with him.

He was alleged to have said that he knew all those behind Hon Ebele Obi and named Barr Mrs Sharon Ikeazor as the brain behind his rival. The visibly angry minister conclusively conceded to the choice of the people, when hinted that he would rescind his intention and return to Abuja to join Mr President's campaign team, if he can't be returned unopposed.

A member of Hon Ebele Obi Support Group reacting to the incident said, the APC Leader should stop inciting party members against Hon Ebele Obi. He advised him to avail himself and stand for a free and fair primaries.

AIF Media had earlier reported that Hon Ebele Obi is the man to watch in Anambra central. He is here to rescue APC Anambra Central against the grip of APGA and Umeh.

With Ngige already afraid of standing against him at the party primaries, the new David of APC is on his way to win Anambra central senatorial election.

He is the man to watch.

AIF Media — with Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4J

Anambra is for apga not for apc and their failure

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Even as minister, what has guaranteed your pushing for senate?

Ooh all politics! politics

Ngige, Ebele Obi and APC are all mad

Ngige overreacted.

He said he was disappointed in the party leaders and fumed that if it should be in the southwest, Hon Ebele Obi would have been chased out of Anambra state for daring to contest the party ticket with him.

Crazy!