The recent appointments into the South East Development Commission (SEDC) have continued to spark controversy, with stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Igboetiti Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, tackling former Enugu Speaker, Eugene Odoh over his views on the matter.
The chairman of the party in the local government, Simon Attah, who spoke on behalf of the stakeholders, criticized Odoh for what they described as “baseless, ignorant, and unfounded” allegations against the leadership of the South East APC.
Stakeholders said that the initial list which included Ugochukwu Agballah from Enugu West and Dr. Daniel Ugwuja from Enugu North was later altered, replacing Ugwuja with Toby Okechukwu, a PDP stalwart from Enugu West.
The stakeholders expressed support for the initial nominations, describing Odoh’s comments as a calculated attempt to sow discord within the APC.
“The initial list had a nominee from Enugu West Zone in the person of Barr Ugochukwu H. Agballah, and another one from the Enugu North zone in the person of Dr Daniel Ugwuja. Unfortunately, the list was tampered with and the only nomination coming from Enugu North (Nsukka Zone) was changed .
“We state categorically that we are in support of the initial nomination done by the South East leadership of the APC led by HE Senator Hope Uzodimma
“Eugene Odoh’s baseless allegations against the nominations into SEDC or otherwise by the leaders of APC South East during this interview were unfounded and unacceptable.
The APC stakeholders reaffirmed their support for the leadership of the South East APC under Governor Hope Uzodimma, urging members to remain united. They also warned against tolerating “political profiteers and racketeers” within the party.
