By Okey Maduforo Awka .
The former Senator , Anambra North District Chief Emmanuel Obiajulu Anosike was on Tuesday elected the Chairman of Anambra state chapter of the All Progressives Congress ( APC).
Anosike who emerged through a consensus also has as his Vice Chairman Chief J.C Okeke while Chief Obi Okpala emerged as the Secretary of the party .
Declaring the outcome of the state Congress , the Chairman Anambra Congress Committee and Returning Officer of the election Real Admiral William Kayode (rtd ) explained that in line with Article 20 and 14 of the Constitution of the APC which stipulates the use of consensus in the election of it’s officers, Sen Emma Anosike and other elected members of his Executive Committee are duly elected .
“I Real Admiral William Kayode as the Chairman of the Congress Committee and Returning Officer for Anambra state chapter of the APC here by affirm that the Congress was free , fair and credible and in fulfilment of the relevant sections of the party Constitution as stipulated in Article 20 and 14 of our party Constitution, Sen Emma Anosike is hereby duly elected and returned”
Speaking earlier the Chairman Congress Harmonization Committee and Director General South East Governors Forum Sen Uche Ekwunife noted the essence of basketing of offices in this Congress is to elect credible members who have the capacity to drive the party to it’s winning ways adding that gone are those days when party executive officers are just there without computent persons to man them .
“We invited all the stakeholders of the party at the ward and local government levels and agreed on basketing with the constitutional provisions of consensus to elect party members who have the capacity and also committed to the growth and progress of the party and we found Sen Emma Anosike and his executive members fir and proper to man the Affairs of the party ” she said.
Earlier also the Chief Basil Ejidike led executive of the party was dissolved through a motion moved by Chief Olisa Metuh and was seconded by Dr Onuora Okonkwo which led to a voice vote puting an end to that executive.
In his acceptance speech Sen Anosike described his election as a call to serve and to uplift the party adding that all members would be carried along in all the affairs of the party.
“We shall make sure that all members would be carried along and I wish to guarantee all party faithfuls that it is a new dawn for the party in the state and I thank the Governor General Sen Hope Uzodimma the Governor of Imo state who has been managing the party in the South East and we as a party also promise to deliver His Excellency President Ahmed Bola Tinubu come 2027 general elections ” he noted .
In his validatory speech the former Chairman of of the party , Chief Basil Ejidike who had been served for seven years urged party members to throw their weight behind the new Executive adding that the party would continue grow from strength to strengthen .
