APC now dominant party in Enugu – Tinubu’s Minister, Nnaji

Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has become the dominant party in Enugu state.

According to him, the opposition party in the state is now larger than the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Nnaji spoke in Enugu, weekend, during a rally organised in support of President Bola Tinubu by the women’s wing of the APC, Enugu State Chapter.

At the event, Tinubu was unanimously endorsed as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

The event attracted thousands of women across the state and special guests, including the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Nnaji; the APC National Women Leader, Dr. Mary Alile-Idele; and the APC Deputy National Chairman, South, Chief Emma Eneukwu.

The APC National Women Leader, Dr. Alile-Idele, who was accompanied by her husband, Chief Pius Idele, Deputy Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Sen Monday Okpebholo, who coordinated the endorsement process described president Tinubu as a leader whose “unwavering commitment to renewing the hope of Nigerians has endeared him to party members across the country.”

She thanked President Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to the renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that “the seeds of the reforms were everywhere; especially in the Eastern part of the country in infrastructure projects, including hitherto abandoned projects that are now being constructed or completed and essential amenities which are providing not just continuity but dignity to the people.

“Mr. President is doing a lot to empower women. From financial inclusion initiatives to targeted capacity building programmes, the Tinubu administration is laying a solid foundation for Nigerian women to thrive.

“I call on all Enugu women and indeed all the women across the South East and Nigeria to continue to support Mr. President and the APC, let’s stand behind our party and our national chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwadta in determining and ensuring that our support transcends into resounding victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027.”

The APC Women Leader appreciated the Enugu APC leadership and the Minister for rebuilding the party in the state and for the support they are giving to the women.

Delivering a goodwill message, Chief Nnaji, stated that the leader and members of APC are now working to rebuild APC in the state, declaring that the party has now moved from zero to something big, “and we are now the largest party in Enugu state”.

He urged the women to remain steadfast in their support for the APC-led administration.

Nnaji said: “President Tinubu has shown, through the Renewed Hope Agenda, that women are not on the margins but at the very centre of Nigeria’s transformation. This is why we must continue to support his vision and work to ensure its success in 2027 and beyond.”

The APC Deputy National Chairman, South, Chief Emma Eneukwu in his remarks thanked APC women of Enugu for coming out enmass to endorse President Tinubu, saying that it was a testimony of how organized the women of Enugu state are just as it shows the capacity of the leadership of the party the state.

Eneukwu pledged the support of APC to the Reserved Seat for Women Bill pending in the National Assembly, and thanked the leadership of APC in South East under Sen Hope Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State for working hard to grow the party in the region.

“The women coming together to endorse President Tinubu’s second term is in tandem with what other members of the party are doing across the country… and I hope that with the mobilization of the women and other stakeholders in South East the President will get more than 90 percent of votes in the region in the 2027 presidential election,” he stated.

The Enugu State APC Chairman, Hon. Ugochukwu Agballah, noted that the state chapter had been repositioned to lead the resurgence of APC in Enugu, with strong support from Chief Nnaji.

“Today APC Enugu has been re-engineered to become the very hub of political transformation and empowerment of the women and party members in Enugu State,” he said.

The APC State Women Leader, Prof. Amaka Onu, reaffirmed women’s commitment to taking a more active role in governance and leadership.

House of Representatives member for Enugu North/Enugu South Federal Constituency, Hon Chimaobi Atu also backed the endorsement saying that the APC-led government has already touched many lives in Enugu State and across Nigeria through the provisions of critical infrastructure, roads, and empowerment programmes.

“This endorsement is not just about politics, but about consolidating on what has already been started. 2027 will be a chance to deepen these gains,” Atu said.

Highlight of the event was the inauguration of APC Women Wing, Enugu state.

APC now dominant party in Enugu – Tinubu’s Minister, Nnaji