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2019 Elections: APC Imo State Approves Buhari For 2nd Term
Imo APC Approves Buhari’s Second Term Ambition
The Imo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid to seek re-election.
The party has also passed a vote of confidence in the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, for his “performance and contributions to the growth and sustenance of the party both at the state and national level.”
According to a communique signed by the State Chairman of the party, Dr. Hillary Eke, and the Secretary, Hon Ireagwu Obioma, with the 27 local government chairmen of the party, “The entire APC structure in Imo State affirms implicit support to the endorsement of Mr. President’s second term in office by the 24 governors of APC extraction.”
“We wholeheartedly align with this progressive agenda as it is the only way to sustain the gains of credible and transparent governance which have been the hallmark of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, especially in sustaining the fight to restore the integrity of the country by lifting her from the cesspool of corruption”.
The communiqué commended Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, for “his visionary and dynamic leadership which has continued to drown the opposition in Imo State”
“We commend the state Chairman, Dr. Hilary Eke and his team for their support to the governor in his drive to position the South East geo-political zone in the front burner of national politics. We retain implicit confidence in them”.
“All APC faithful are hereby enjoined to mobilize massively to ensure successful congress for the continued progress of our great party.
“All party faithful and indeed all Imolites are to ensure maximum mobilization of the grassroots to produce a resounding victory for APC at the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to hold in July 2018.”
The party also noted that “the influx into the APC by eminent Nigerians and the phenomenal growth of the party all showed how well the party is doing and also the administrations under its control at all levels.”