The suspension slammed on some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State has been voided by the newly inaugurated caretaker committee.
It could be recalled that the APC National Working Committee, NWC, on Thursday dissolved the Enugu State Working Committee of the party.
The NWC then set up a caretaker committee headed by Barr Ben Nwoye.
In his first public speech upon arrival from Abuja on Saturday, Nwoye declared the suspension slammed on members null and void.
Nwoye’s arrival witnessed a large gathering of party leaders and supporters at the APC Secretariat in Enugu.
Among those who were purportedly suspended by the Agballah led executive were former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Ex-governor Sullivan Chime, former speaker and current secretary of the caretaker committee, Barr. Eugene Odoh, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON Mr. Osita Okechukwu, among others.
Nwoye, a former elected chairman of the Enugu state APC described the series of suspensions carried out under the previous leadership as a “political caricature” that undermined the strength and unity of the party in the state.
He declared all suspensions, whether communicated through audio messages, letters, or radio announcements null and void.
"How can you suspend the very people you need to win elections?” Nwoye asked.
The caretaker chairman emphasized that the party must rebuild from within, calling on leaders at all levels to embark on a reconciliation and reintegration process aimed at bringing back every member who felt sidelined or unjustly treated.
He pointed out that the National leadership of the party gave him a clear mandate to return to Enugu and unite the party ahead of its critical political contests in the state.
The Enugu APC caretaker committee boss also reconfirmed that Governor Peter Mnah has accepted to join the party.
He stressed that the political atmosphere in Enugu had significantly changed with the emergence of Mbah, noting that his official coming had ushered in a new political dawn for the APC.
Nwoye said that with the entry of Governor Mbah, Enugu would regain all those things it lost in the past.
He described Mbah as a man that had achieved so many good things in various sectors of the state economy within two years
Nwoye stressed that the governor was not joining the APC for himself, noting that he was joining the party for his people.
He warned that the party can no longer afford to remain divided or silent in the evolving political landscape.
"With the right strategy and unity of purpose, APC will not remain on the sidelines in Enugu. We will be the party that sets the agenda and defines the next political direction of this state,” Nwoye stated.
