Clement Ebri, an aspirant for the
position of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has
withdrawn from the race.
Ebri withdrew less than 72 hours
to the party’s elective national convention scheduled for Saturday.
In a letter he wrote to the
party, the aspirant said he decided to pull out of the race following “deep
consultations” with family, friends, party leaders and other stakeholders.
“I have reached the decision to
withdraw my candidacy from the race for the national chairmanship of the APC.
This decision has been taken in what I consider to be the overall interests of
the party,” he said in the letter.
He said what happens in the
leadership of the APC affects the party’s ability to deliver on its promises.
Ebri explained that it was on
that basis he declared his candidacy to run for office of national chairman.
“My gratitude goes to everyone
who believed in me sufficiently to invest their time, energy and resources in
that process,” he said.
“I enjoin them, as faithful party
loyalists, to transfer their support they had hitherto reserved for my
candidacy to our aspirations for peace in the party and endorse Mr Adams
Oshiomhole as national chairman of APC.”
He added that he would join hands
with Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo governor, who is favoured for the position,
to make the APC an “inclusive organisation where every voice counts”.
Ebri is a former governor of
Cross River.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com