In a decisive effort to address internal challenges, the Acting Chairman of the Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Francis I. Obigbor, Esq., on Friday, submitted an Alternate Report of the Olorogun O'tega Emerhor-led Reconciliation Committee to the party's National leadership in Abuja.
The Alternate Report sharply critiques the Majority Report from the same committee, citing numerous concerns about its formation, transparency, and overall effectiveness.
Chief Obigbor highlighted several key issues, including the allegedly illegal composition of the committee, its failure to foster genuine reconciliation, and conflicts of interest among its members. Furthermore, the report noted that grassroots feedback, essential for fostering unity within the party, was ignored.
The statement issued by Chief Obigbor reads:
"Today, as the Acting Chairman of the Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC), I submitted the Alternate Report of the Olorogun O'tega Emerhor-led Reconciliation Committee to the National leadership of the APC in Abuja.
"The Alternate Report fundamentally chronicles the disagreements with the Majority Report, citing numerous flaws and concerns, including issues with the Reconciliation Committee's illegal formation and composition, lack of transparency, failure to effect or achieve genuine reconciliation, conflict of interest of members, and ignoring grassroots feedbacks.
"The report criticizes the Majority Report's recommendations, particularly the establishment of a council of leaders at all levels of the party structure, arguing that it is unconstitutional, biased, and detrimental to the party's unity and progress. However, the Alternate Report offers comprehensive recommendations aimed at strengthening the party, promoting unity, and addressing internal challenges.
"These recommendations are designed to foster a more inclusive, transparent, and accountable party structure and administration. The report emphasizes the need for regular meetings of party organs, free, fair, and transparent congresses, rebuilding the party, post-mortem analysis of the 2023 elections, grassroots engagement, transparency and accountability, federal government empowerment of APC members, and the constitution of a new, unbiased reconciliation committee.
"Notably, the report was signed by nine out of 21 members of the committee, including the Deputy State Chairman, and endorsed by notable stakeholders, including the State Secretary and other members of the state working committee, 6 out of 7 APC members of the Delta State House of Assembly, 16 elected members of the State Executive Committee, 24 out of 25 LGA APC chairmen, and all 25 LGA APC secretaries.
"Other notable endorsers include a serving member of the House of Representatives, five serving federal commissioners, two former speakers of the Delta State House of Assembly, a former deputy speaker, the pioneer chairman of Delta State APC, former members of the National and State Assembly including Distinguished Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, former commissioners in Delta State, and other leaders and stakeholders."
This move underscores efforts within the Delta APC to rebuild and foster unity, ensuring the party is better positioned to navigate its internal challenges and future political engagements.
