The Ohanaeze Youth Council, the premier socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo youth worldwide,has urged Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo to reconcile with Chief Edozie Njoku’s leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA)and avoid establishing precedent similar to those set by Governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano.
National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Comrade Igboayaka O.Igboayaka in a statement on Friday, called upon Governor Soludo to invoke the ‘Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya’ (Don’t leave your brother) principle and foster unity within APGA by adopting a ‘No Victor No Vanquish’ stance, backing Chief Edozie Njoku’s leadership following the Supreme Court’s APGA leadership ruling.
“APGA’s prolonged internal party leadership crisis, persisting since 2019, is a lamentable and unfortunate phenomenon in Nigeria’s and Africa’s political landscape,” he noted.
Igboayaka said that the leadership impasse in APGA is attributable to internal democratic deficits, underscoring Governor Charles Soludo’s reluctance to accept the Supreme Court’s judgment, which validates Chief Edozie Njoku’s position as APGA’s legitimate Chairman in 2023 and subsequent recognition by Independent Election Commission (INEC)
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“It is unfortunate that AGPA, established on Igbo principles by Chief Chekwas Okorie to launch Ndigbo into national politics since 2002, has faced considerable obstacles due to exploitative politicians from Anambra.
“Peter Obi, Willie Obiano, and Charles Soludo, among others from Anambra, have contributed to APGA’s decline into political obscurity in the Southeast, whereas Bola Tinubu’s AD successfully transitioned into the prominent national party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
“It’s disappointing that APGA has failed to achieve substantial political milestones in the Southeast, unlike the ACN, led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which dominated the Southwest and evolved into a national party that wrested power from the People’s Democratic Party in 2015.
“Mr. Peter Obi, Willie Obiano, and Charles Soludo’s impact on Igbo history will be defined by their role in APGA’s reduction to a single-state entity or political irrelevance. Conversely, Governor Charles Soludo can revitalize his image and APGA’s prospects by ending his dispute with Chief Edozie Njoku’s leadership, thereby revitalizing APGA as a compelling political force for Ndigbo, poised to secure electoral triumphs throughout the Southeast in 2027.”