{"id":198591,"date":"2026-04-08T19:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/why-i-dumped-apc-enugu-party-chieftain-ambassador-eze"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:41:51","slug":"why-i-dumped-apc-enugu-party-chieftain-ambassador-eze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/why-i-dumped-apc-enugu-party-chieftain-ambassador-eze","title":{"rendered":"Why I dumped APC \u2013 Enugu party chieftain, Ambassador Eze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, Ambassador Ejike Eze, has fingered lack of collaboration from party leadership and equitable reward system as the reasons for leaving the party.<\/p>\n<p>Eze, a former diplomat and ex-Senior Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Protocols and Security, alleged that APC lacks internal party cohesion in Enugu State and cannot guarantee ideal democratic practices in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, stating that he gained nothing from joining APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not see fairness, justice and equity in the distribution of dividends of democracy in the party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that since the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah joined APC, the old structures of the party were relegated to the background and never considered important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who defected from the PDP into APC in Enugu State arm-twisted old members of old APC and took all the executive positions in the party at the political wards, local governments and at the state level, leaving those of us who made huge financial sacrifices and other struggles for the party with nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Ambassador Eze in his resignation letter on March 30, 2026, stated that there were \u201cundemocratic and unacceptable,\u201d occurrences in the party, which made him to leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision, though, painful was reached after a painstaking examination of what has become of APC in Enugu State in recent months which I consider undemocratic and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remain committed to pursuing political aspiration firmly rooted in the tenets of democracy and the welfare, dignity and respect for my people,\u201d part of the letter which was addressed to his Echera Ishiagu Ward in Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State read.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that his ambition to serve the people of Enugu North in the National Assembly remains unchanged, adding that he is already being wooed by some political parties and would make his stand known very soon.<\/p>\n<p>He equally bemoaned the marginalization of the people of Enugu North Senatorial District in the state politics, adding that despite the numerical advantage, the people are still being treated as second fiddle in the scheme of the state politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI insist on justice, fairness and respect for my people of Enugu North Senatorial District in the distribution of dividends of democracy in Enugu State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, the position of Deputy National Chairman, South, belongs to Enugu North Senatorial District, but Emma Enukwu, gave it to another senatorial zone, and instead of the governor correcting it, he gave it to his town\u2019s man. Yet, they come here and be parading themselves as leaders, I seek an end to that in Enugu North Senatorial District,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He equally frowned against lack of communication between the leaders and the led in the state, arguing that democracy thrives in free flow of information between the elected representatives who should utilize effective communication from the electorates as a feedback mechanism to serve the people optimally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not able to reach the Governor, the Chief of Staff, and a Minister of Enugu State extraction, despite so many hours I spent in his office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt my level and position and I can\u2019t reach them, what would then happen to ordinary people who may have the need to see these leaders?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf somebody like me who served this country for 33 years, including eight years I worked with a former President of this country cannot communicate with our leaders in APC, then, who will?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, they would come out and pose as people working with President Bola Tinubu, if they don\u2019t take time, they would get the worst result from this region because they are not communicating with the people,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said \u201cEnugu North Senatorial District has come of age in the politics of this state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody who must get anything from my people must respect and talk to us and equally accommodate everybody fairly and equitably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who seek our votes must discuss with us. We will no longer accept unfair sharing of political appointments and dividends of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stakeholders (political, religious and traditional, and the people at large) must decide who will represent us in any elective political positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned that election rigging and imposition of candidates against the will of the people would not be tolerated in Enugu North Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, adding that the people would defend their votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNsukka people must be allowed to elect those who would represent them at leadership positions, therefore, any form of imposition by outsiders on the people of Nsukka would not be tolerated. It will not be business as usual,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, Ambassador Ejike Eze, has fingered lack of collaboration from party leadership and equitable reward system as the reasons for leaving the party. 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