The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday
said it does not want Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the
party.
Senator Kabiru Marafa, an APC senator from Zamfara State,
had advised Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West Senatorial Zone in the
Senate, to defect to the APC if he must keep his seat as the Deputy
Senate President.
He said, “I am telling you that he (Ekweremadu)
has the opportunity now. Let him just defect. The beauty of any
political party is the people. If you can join us, join us. We want more
people. Instead of moving against his seat, let him join us.”
But the APC in Enugu State did not welcome Marafa’s call on Ekweremadu.
Speaking
with journalists in Enugu, Publicity Secretary of the APC in Enugu
State, Mrs Kate Offor, said the Deputy Senate President was not needed
in the party.
Offor said Ekweremadu should remain in the PDP, which she said he (Ekweremadu) contributed in ‘destroying’.
The Deputy Senate President would be an unwelcome guest in Enugu State APC, should he decide to join the party, Offor stressed.
“Whatever
is the position of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, we want him (Ekweremadu) to remain in PDP.
“We wish to make it very clear that Ekweremadu is an unwanted guest in Enugu State APC.
“Let him stay and salvage the inferno festering in the PDP,” the Enugu State APC spokesperson said.
“We don’t want one party state,” she added.
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