The Enugu State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, says he has been vindicated in his assertion that the party’s Presidential Council Director, South, Senator Ken Nnamani, is “an ambivalent party man who is not proud of his party”.

Reacting to a statement by Sen Nnamani that he is not the campaign manager of all the party’s candidates for various offices in the state, Dr. Nwoye said it was wrong for an elder in a party to continue an undesirable dalliance with an opposition party in an election season.

Insisting that he never hurled insults at the former Senate President, the state chairman said that he never for once used derogatory language or spoke in a manner that would suggest insult.

“In any case, respect in a party is earned through responsible membership and not by fiat. If the party doesn’t feel the impact or imprint of such a high profile personality, would it be wrong for the party to say so? We assure Sen Nnamani of our respect at all times subject to his being an exemplary party man,” Nwoye said.

He argued that it is wrong for the revered former Senate President to dissociate himself from the responsibility of campaigning all the party’s candidates for various offices, noting that every committed party member is a compulsory campaign manager for candidates sponsored by the party.

Nwoye said the party’s campaign was going on well and has been getting stronger by the day with massive endorsement of our candidates at various levels by the many communities in Enugu State.

“The people of Enugu State are tired of the failure of the present government in the state and her representatives at Abuja to meet their expectations and are only waiting for the next couple of weeks to dump their votes for President Muhammad Buhari and all our APC candidates in the state,” Nwoye said.

Noting that he would not speak for the candidates of the party on why they did not send Christmas gifts to Sen Nnamani, the State Party Chairman wondered aloud: “When did candidates not sending hampers or cards at festivities become a high crime to warrant it being counted against them by their leaders? Anyway, I leave the candidates to answer why they did not send gifts to our leader.”

He said that by not addressing the issue of his dalliance with the opposition party adequately, Sen Nnamani has vindicated him on his allegation that he is not truly proud of his party.

“He has instead threatened to expose me. I don’t know what he has on me that he wants the public to know. I urge him to do so without delay. I’m all ears,” Nwoye concluded.

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