Sylvester Ezeokenwa, a 38-year-old, has been elected as the
national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Ezeokenwa was elected to succeed Victor Oye as chairman of
the party on Wednesday in Awka, the Anambra capital, by delegates from the 36
states of the country and FCT.
Oye said he left N300 million in the party’s bank account,
adding that he faced over 200 court cases and won all while he was the party
chairman.
He added that he completed the party’s national secretariat
building in Abuja and a five-storey zonal office in Awka.
“This is despite the
fact that I inherited less than N40 million from my predecessor,” NAN quoted
Oye as saying.
In his remarks, Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, said
it was his first national convention and thanked the party for a peaceful
exercise and for sponsoring him in a successful governorship election.
He commended Oye for giving the party focused leadership for
eight years and for managing the party’s resources effectively.
“I am extremely
thrilled that the past executives of APGA got stronger and Oye has written his
name in gold. You served APGA and left it better than you met it,” Soludo said.
The convention also nominated and ratified new members of
Board of Trustees led by Willie Obiano,
former governor of the state.
On his part, the new APGA chairman thanked the party members
for choosing him and for the confidence reposed in him.
“Today, I am the youngest national chairman of any political
party in Nigeria and posterity stares at the new executives in the face as they
lead all progressives in the country,” he said.
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