THE Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha has said former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, will join the party in the coming days.
Senate Anyim is currently a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking during a rally in Ivo, Anyim’s local government area, on Saturday, Chief Emegha said he had made personal efforts to persuade Senator Anyim to join the party, citing his wealth of experience and leadership qualities.
He expressed delight at Senator Anyim’s acceptance, stating that his pictures were used in the rally with his consent.
“I took it personal to be going to him on the need to join us because it will not be possible for the entire Southeast to be negotiating without a man like him.
“I am a fulfilled person today because I have seen APC posters bearing his name and image in the APC rally. It is because of his exigencies that makes him not be here in this rally.
“I have made frantic and personal efforts and met him in Abuja on the need to join us because of his wealth of experience.
“He is such a wonderful personality and there is no way you can put his picture in our(APC) rally programme without his consent. He has already confirmed to be part of APC and that is why his picture is allowed in our programme today.
“I stand here to announce to us that Senator Anyim Pius Anyim is a member of APC. He is not only an APC member but a stakeholder in APC.
“By the 14th of next month, you will know that he is not only a stakeholder of APC in Ebonyi State, he is a stakeholder in the entire Southeast of APC,” Emegha stated.
Meanwhile, Governor Francis Nwifuru, represented by his Deputy, Princess Patricia Obila, and the local government Chairman, Emmanuel Ajah, promised to deliver more democracy dividends and resolve boundary issues in the area.
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