By Leonard Okachie
The All Progressives Congress APC (APC) has inaugurated the Abia Central chapter of the Renewed Hope Partners, to ensure the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The party also received new entrants from other parties into its fold in Abia Central during the event held in Umuahia.
In a remark, APC chieftain in Abia Central, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, said that the sole mandate for the initiative was to ensure Tinubu’s re-election through citizen inclusion and participation.
Onuigbo is a member representing the South East on the Governing Board of North East Development Commission.
He is also two-term former member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia.
Onuigbo, who hosted the people, lauded the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, for the initiative and for his patriotic zeal of mainstreaming APC’s inclusive agenda.
He said that the visionary leadership of Kalu marched the insight of the president, “thereby ensuring greatest good for the greatest number of Nigerians, particularly Abia.”
The former federal legislator insisted that Tinubu had exercised leadership in many ways, adding that it had help the country to overcome the challenges of the past.
He boasted that the programmes and policies of Tinubu administration would become household mantra among the people.
Onuigbo said that the popular acclaim and acceptance of APC is a measure of public endorsement of the great progressive governance by Tinubu.
He said: “The humongous achievements recorded by President Tinubu-led APC administration through the Renewed Hope Agenda, show that experience counts.
“President Tinubu, is indeed, the leader Nigeria deserves at this present time.
“We shall not fail, we shall not falter, but we must fly on the wings of the initiatives of President Tinubu and his dream of Renewed Hope for all Nigerians.”
Inaugurating the members, the State Chairman of APC, Dr Kingsley Ononogbu, charged them to do the needful by going to the grassroots to mobilise the people for Tinubu’s re-election.
Ononogbu, who was represented by the party’s Zonal Chairman in Abia Central, Chief Lawrence Ukata, also welcomed the defectors and charged them to work hard to ensure Tinubu’s re-election.
“We must put something on the table to enable us enjoy the dividends of democracy in Abia,” he said.
In an acceptance speech, Dr Pat Ikechi, Coordinator, Renewed Hope Partners in Abia Central, expressed gratitude for the privilege to serve.
He assured that he and his team would work very hard to deliver the state for Tinubu in 2027.(NAN)
