Oshiomhole’s emergence will lead APC to victory in 2019 ―Emerhor

THE leader of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has congratulated the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee on its emergence at the helms of affairs of the party.

The APC leader averred that the new leadership has the capacity to lead the party to a resounding victory in the 2019 general elections.

Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, emerged as the new National Chairman at the party’s convention held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Saturday.

The former governor of Edo State replaced the immediate past chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun of the party.

Emerhor described the convention as a watershed and appealed to party faithful across the country to be patient with the new chairman as he works to resolve the issues that arose from the wards, councils and states congresses.

In a statement personally signed by him, the 2015 governorship candidate of the APC in Delta noted that Oshiomhole would unite and build on the achievements recorded under the Chief Odigie-Oyegun-led former NWC.

He stated that the peaceful transition of power between the duo had put soothsayers who had predicted that the party would be torn apart during the convention to shame, adding that there is no alternative to the APC in 2019.

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Emerhor commended President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the party for their tenacity in ensuring a level playing field for all the chieftains of the party during and after the congresses.

“Let me on behalf of my family and political associates warmly congratulate the new National Chairman of our great party – the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) for their victory at our party’s congress held during the weekend.

“Oshiomhole’s antecedents as a renowned and respected former union leader in the country and governor of Edo State speak volume of what to expect from his leadership as the chairman of our party.

“I’m convinced that he will lead us to victory in 2019. I urge everyone to give him and other members of NWC the necessary support to deepened the achievements recorded under the immediate past chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

“I’m also sure that the new leadership will resolve all grievances in the interest of strengthening the party ahead of the 2019 general  elections.

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“There is the need for everyone to unite in the common interest of the party. We in Delta State APC will continue to support the new leadership to achieve its mandate.

“I’m undoubtedly sure that the new team headed by the former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole will strengthen the party to enable it to deliver on its electioneering campaign promises to Nigerians who rightly chose the APC ahead of the PDP who almost wrecked the country, ” he noted.

The APC chieftain also congratulated the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Chief Odigie-Oyegun, for a successful tenure which led to an opposition party unprecedentedly unseating the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections.

He assured Nigerians that the President Buhari’s policies have started yielding bountiful fruits towards putting the country on the path socio-economy and infrastructural development.