Basil Ejidike, the acting state chairman of the party, inaugurated
the 13-man committee at the party’s secretariat in Awka, the Anambra
State capital during the weekend, the Punch newspaper reported.
The
All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a panel to investigate its
loss of Anambra State during the February 23 presidential election.
According to the party, the figures from the state do not reflect the party’s political standing in the state.
Basil
Ejidike, the acting state chairman of the party, inaugurated the 13-man
committee at the party’s secretariat in Awka, the Anambra State capital
during the weekend, the Punch newspaper reported.
Speaking at
the inauguration of the panel, he said: “We are sure of our popularity
in the state; we were surprised that our candidate lost the election in
the state.
“That’s why we have to investigate the reasons behind this with a view to punishing our members found culpable in this loss.
“Political
parties are formed for the sole purpose of winning elections, and if we
cannot win election, then we are not in business.
“That is the
reason we have set up this fact-finding committee that will probe into
what happened before and during the last general election, which saw our
party lying prostrate, without anything to show for its existence and
participation in the election.”
C.J. Chinwuba as chairman is chairman of the committee; Kingsley Ibe is Vice Chairman, while Dr. Peter Ogbuka is the Secretary.
APC had secured only 33,298 votes against 524,738 votes secured by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Source:- Saharareporters
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