A former National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, is now the leader of the newly-registered All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state.
The party held its inaugural meeting on Sunday after which a chieftain of the party in the state, Innocent Ugo-Chima, announced Dr Onu as the leader.
Justifying the choice of Onu, the former House of Representatives member, Ugo-Chima said party chieftains considered his experience and role during the process that led to the coming together of the former Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), ANPP and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) to form APC.
He said, “His great contributions to the enhancement of democracy in the country and his fatherly disposition to the opposition in Ebonyi also made us choose him as our leader.
“The party’s acting Deputy Financial Secretary, Chief Jacob Chukwu, would also serve as our deputy leader, due to his involvement in the party’s affairs at the national level.
“We have individuals of impeccable character who will pool their resources to ensure that the PDP becomes the opposition in 2015”
Ugo-Chima also announced that the party will soon come up with its plans for the forthcoming council polls in the state.
