By Austin Ogwuda
…old APC members in Delta North demand for equity
.… launch slogan – ‘We won’t allow TENANTS to displace LANDLORDS
Old members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, especially in Delta North senatorial district of the State are apprehensive that the new members of the Party might likely muscle them in the scheme of things.
They have therefore cried out, calling for equity, fairness and total inclusion in power sharing.
Rising from a meeting at Agbor, weekend, the said members under the umbrella of APC Delta North Coalition for Equity (DNCE) raised concerns over what they described as the continued marginalisation of pioneer and loyal APC members in key decision-making processes and political appointments.
Convener of the APC DNCE, Chief Alex Ikpeazu said, “We have been in the party for years without defecting and have not benefitted from the party we diligently formed.
“We do not want those who joined us later to override us. We don’t want to continue to be in bondage”.
He called on the Party’s National leadership to establish a clear framework that would prioritise old members in party leadership positions at ward, local government and state levels, stressing that such an approach would foster unity and understanding.
“The coming congress should be devoid of conflict. Governor Oborevwori should also consider old APC members in his government across the State”, he stated.
The Convener didn’t stop there as he posited that it is the turn of Delta North to produce the next APC State Chairman.
According to him, “Once it is zoned to Delta North, we shall harmonise and present our best candidate. This will help mend fences ahead of 2027″.
Already, they have come up with a slogan: ‘We won’t allow TENANTS to displace LANDLORDS.
“Any plan, plot, arrangement or design by the nAPC in power/government to sideline the legacy APC in Delta will not SUCCEED”, according to their flier, which has gone viral.
*The meeting in session
