APC risks defeat in Abia if primary crisis persists — Founding member, Esiaga

A founding subordinate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Abia State, Mezie Chiekwe Esiaga, has cautioned his enactment to resoluteness the situation arising from its governorship superior successful Abia State oregon hazard a large decision successful 2027.

Esiaga, who was speaking connected the chances of his enactment successful the 2027 polls, alleged that Eric Opah, who won the APC governorship ticket, was imposed connected members by the party’s authorities leadership.

He further alleged that the process that produced Eric Opah arsenic the party’s campaigner successful May 2026 lacked credibility, claiming that respective APC members whitethorn not enactment for the party’s triumph successful 2027 if the existent candidate’s sanction appears connected the ballot.

According to him, the governorship superior was won by the erstwhile Minister of State for Science and Technology, Henry Ikoh, and not by Eric Opah.

He warned that a large decision awaits the APC successful Abia successful 2027 if the summons is not returned to the erstwhile minister.

Responding to Esiaga’s claims, the APC Publicity Secretary successful Abia State, Uche Aguoru, said the emergence of a campaigner comes done a enactment superior election, not propaganda.

Aguoru, who advised Esiaga to hold for the APC National Working Committee to merchandise the afloat database of candidates, besides dismissed his prediction of an APC decision successful Abia.

The publicity caput further denied allegations that Eric Opah was lone a two-week-old subordinate of the part...