Reconciliation: APC to harmonize Delta State exco

As part of efforts to reconcile the warring parties in the Delta state chapter of the Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to harmonize the State Executive Committee in Delta state to accommodate the interest of all the contending forces in the state.

National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who spoke at a reconciliatory meeting between the warring parties on Tuesday night said however that Prophet Jones Ode Erue, remains the state chairman, while other positions in the state executive will be harmonized.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of State Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachukwu, Chief Great Ogboru, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, Cairo Ojougbou, Victor Ochei, Olorogun Cyril Abeye Ogodo, Dr Miriam Nneamaka Ogoh Ali, Comrade Frank Kokori among others.

Chief Press Secretary to Oshiomhole, Simon Ebegbulem quoted Oshiomhole as asking the party leaders to embrace the Prophet Erue led leadership in moving the party forward.

He condemned what he described as unwarranted attacks on social media and newspapers on his person and the National Working Committee of the party by some party members in Delta state, admonishing them to rather make comments that will reconcile the party and not one that will further inflame the crisis.

Oshiomhole expressed his resolve to ensure that the party win the elections in Delta State, admonished the leaders not to allow the ambitions over-ride the general interest of the party stressing that the issue of the governorship candidate of the party must not be allowed to destroy the party in the state.

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According to him, “I have said it before that I have interest in Delta state because Edo and Delta is one. And we must ensure that Delta join Edo state in APC through democratic means.

“I know that we all can do it if we can reconcile our differences and confront the real enemy, which is the PDP. And whatever we are doing, I believe we should think about the interest of Delta people who have been denied of good governance by the PDP administration over the years.

“Only one person can be governor at a time and before you know it eight years is over and another person takes over. So we must not see it as a do or die affair. We must all work together make concessions and go back to work immediately because we have no time. We are going to confront an incumbent who is desperate to return but we will mobilize Delta people to stop Dr Ifeanyi Okowa” he stated.

Some of the leaders who spoke at the meet8 g expressed their views commended Comrade Oshiomhole for finding solution to the protracted crisis rocking the party in the state and expressed their willingness to work with the national leadership of the party to ensure victory for the party.

Prophet Erue who appealed for calm, promised to work with all the stakeholders and appealed for cooperation to enable him succed.

The Minister of State Petroleum, Dr Kachukwu, in his vote of thanks, urged the party leaders to abide by the decision of the National leadership of the party and ensure that peace returns to Delta State.

“I commend you Mr Chairman for this effort and other efforts you have been making to ensure unity in our party in states where we have crisis. I want to urge our party leaders to embrace peace so we can achieve victory for the party come 2019”

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