By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi
The Ebonyi State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Friday, extolled President Muhammadu Buhari on the role played to achieve a violence free primaries in the state.
The party executives in a congratulatory message signed by the APC Chairman, Stanley Okoro Emegha, reiterated that the president’s stance on the choice of guber candidates across the states of the Federation averted catastrophy that usually characterised party primaries in the past.
The statement which was made available to journalists in Abakaliki Ebonyi state capital reads in parts: “We commend the President, Muhammadu Buhari over the successful completion of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress APC, Ebonyi State chapter. We commend his fatherly role that midwived a violence-free exercise all over the country.
“We eulogize the intelligence displayed by the National Working Committee of our party by drafting credible men and women who were members of the various committees that conducted the primaries in the state without an iota of confusion. Your comportment and the outcome of the exercise have shown that APC is a political party to beat come to the 2023 general elections.
The leadership of the party also commended Governor David Umahi for standing on the path of equity, justice and fairness in the best interest of Ebonyi people during the primaries.
He applauded the governor for the level playing ground granted all the aspirants to test their popularity in the just concluded primary election in the state.
He also applauded party leaders, delegates, security agencies and INEC officials for ensuring that the primaries in the state were devoid of rancour and violence.
