Alliance (APGA) yesterday elected Chief Maxi Okwu as its National Chairman,
alongside 27 other national Executive members.
Swiftly after his emergence, Okwu said the new
APGA under his leadership would adopt what he called the non-extremist
philosophy of the Late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.
He said, “the political reality in Nigeria does
not favour extremism”.
Asked whether that would not be a contradiction
to the Late Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s ideology, he said the reality of the time
must be faced, stressing that however that would not mean outright dumping of
Ojukwu seeming extremist stance in matters concerning Ndigbo.
Hear him, “Zik was known for not blowing too hot
on political issues. He was not an extremist and that philosophy will guide
APGA henceforth.”
Okwu in the convention defeated Joe Martins Uzodike,
the commissioner for information in Anambra State by 764 against 91
Speaking on the occasion, the Aanmbra State
Governor, Peter Obi, described the convention as a new beginning for APGA
He commended the orderliness with which the
party’s congresses and convention were conducted, adding that in the next
couple of months APGA would be formidable nation-wide
He called for reconciliation of aggrieved
members, stressing that the political travails APGA Government passed through
in the past eight years in the state and is still waxing strong showed that God
had entranced the party in the state
