As the race for the National Chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress hots up, members of the party from the South South under the auspices of South-South Youth Assembly has called on the party’s stakeholders to support former governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri, as the next Chairman of the party.
According to the group, to douse the tension in the party following the declarations of the duo of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Comrade Adams Oshiomole for the position of the National Chairman, it is imperative for the APC to consider a neutral candidate to steer the affairs of the party.
The group, while putting forward the candidature of Ebri to President Muhammadu Buhari and party chieftains, explained that the consummate politician and seasoned administrator has vast political experience to accommodate all interests ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Speaking to journalists after an emergency meeting in Calabar on Monday, the Coordinator of the group, Comrade Kelvin Edwin, urged chieftains of the APC to bury their selfish ambitions for the sake of repositioning the party.
Edwine said: “After due consultations and deliberations across the country, we have decided to throw our weight behind former governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri for the position of National Chairman of our great party, APC.
“Recent activities have shown that for the party to move to the next level, party members, chieftains and other stakeholders must come together to support a neutral candidate in the person of Chief Clement Ebri.
“Ebri is credible, dynamic, humble, generous, accommodating and experienced.
“He has the ability to bring all warring factions together for the sake of building a robust and united party.
“Having served in various positions in the private and public sectors, including the National Chairman of the Peoples Progressives Alliance from 2006 to 2008, we have no doubt in the capacity of Ebri.
“He is well-known across the country, having built and sustained relationships across the country over the years.”
The group, while urging members of the APC not to lose focus, charged them to embrace the candidature of Ebri in the interest of the party, adding that the APC led-Federal Government under Buhari is poised to take Nigeria to enviable heights.